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Feb
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal receives first delivery of vaccine

Senegal receives first delivery of vaccine

COVID-19
SENEGAL has taken delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines, after paying for 200 000 doses from China's Sinopharm. Like other African countries that have struggled to procure vaccines, Senegal is still waiting for disbursements through African Union and World Health Organization-backed (WHO) programmes. In the meantime, some have turned to purchases or donations from China. Despite a relatively late start compared to Western producers, China is ramping up efforts to distribute its vaccines in Africa and elsewhere, some as direct aid. President Macky Sall will be at Dakar's airport for the arrival of the first doses from China in the…
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Feb
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Unique Nigerian COVID-19 design

Unique Nigerian COVID-19 design

COVID-19
ABRAHAM ACHIRGA NIGERIAN students have built a machine they hope can one day help hospitals remotely treat COVID-19 patients, taking temperatures, transporting medicine and allowing medical workers to communicate with patients with a webcam and screen. The robot is a remote-controlled cabinet on wheels, decked out with a vibrant, floral pattern and dubbed "MAIROBOT". In a demonstration, a school nurse loaded MAIROBOT with medicine and a student, using a controller and goggles to see through a camera, trundled the machine through a corridor and into a mock isolation room to scan a student's forehead for her temperature. "I hope this…
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Feb
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Collaboration on therapy for sickle cell disease

Collaboration on therapy for sickle cell disease

HEALTH
NOVARTIS has entered into a grant agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the development of accessible single-use gene therapies to cure sickle cell disease (SCD), the pharmaceuticals company said yesterday. The project aims to address disparity in access to treatments and prioritize populations and regions that bear the greatest burden of the hereditary blood disease, Novartis said. Around 300,000 people are born with the condition annually. Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly badly affected by SCD, which reduces the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen and can be fatal.
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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Africa to produce own vaccines

Africa to produce own vaccines

COVID-19
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER AFRICA has taken the first step to wean herself from a dependence on the west for vaccines for COVID-19 and other pandemics.  A South African group - The Rubic Consortium - has signed a historic technology transfer and licensing agreement with Dyadic International with the aim of developing and commercializing vaccines throughout the African continent.  The Rubic consortium is made up of Rubic was founded by a consortium of public health, medical, academia, vaccine technology, technology transfer and economic sector experts interested in addressing the region’s specific challenges related to vaccine availability and affordability.  The implementation of the…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Tanzania launches vaccination drive

Tanzania launches vaccination drive

COVID-19
TANZANIA’S President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her COVID-19 vaccine in public, in the most decisive signal yet of a break from the policies of her late predecessor who repeatedly dismissed the threat of the pandemic. Hassan took office after the death in March of former President John Magufuli, who had warned citizens against COVID-19 vaccines and recommended at-home remedies such as steam inhalation. Since then, the government has changed tack: officials now call for social distancing and emphasise mask-wearing in public. In June, Tanzania also joined the global COVAX scheme for sharing vaccines with poorer nations, culminating in the delivery…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Senior Gauteng official succumbs to COVID-19

Senior Gauteng official succumbs to COVID-19

COVID-19
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FAITH Mazibuko, the Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, has paid tribute to Sipho Thanjekwayo, the acting head of her department, who has passed on due to COVID-19 related complications.  “We are shattered by the passing away of Acting HOD Thanjekwayo. His passing away is a great loss for the Gauteng Provincial Government. His selfless contribution in bettering the lives of the people of Gauteng will never be forgotten. The safety and security fraternity in the province will certainly miss his inputs in ensuring a safer environment for our communities.  He was very passionate about the department oversight…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
UK offers 817 000 vaccines to Kenya

UK offers 817 000 vaccines to Kenya

COVID-19
BRITAIN will offer 817,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kenya as part of a delivery of 9 million Oxford-AstraZeneca shots it is providing to help the world tackle the pandemic, the government said on Wednesday. The announcement came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was due to meet Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta in Britain. The 9 million shots is the first tranche of the UK's commitment to share 100 million vaccine doses internationally by next June.
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
U.S. gives 10 million doses to Nigeria, SA

U.S. gives 10 million doses to Nigeria, SA

COVID-19
ANDREA SHALAL  THE U.S. government will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries - Nigeria and South Africa - as the continent battles a third wave of infections, White House officials said. Four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will go to Nigeria and 5.66 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to South Africa, the officials said. The South Africa shipment is the single largest sent by the United States since it began sending vaccine shots overseas, one of the officials said. The latest shipments bring the total number of…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Zim approves J&J vaccine for use

Zim approves J&J vaccine for use

COVID-19
ZIMBABWE has authorised the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first Western-made shot to be approved by the southern African nation, its medicines regulator said has announced. Like many African countries, Zimbabwe is in the grips of a third wave of infections, with nearly half of its 101,711 cumulative cases and 3,280 deaths recorded this month alone, according to official data. Until now, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) had only registered vaccines from India, Russia and China. "MCAZ reviewed the technical documentation that was submitted by the manufacturer, and emergency use authorisation was granted and…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco receives 500 000 doses

Morocco receives 500 000 doses

COVID-19
MOROCCO received a second batch of 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine yesterday, part of its national vaccination campaign, health ministry sources said. The 1 million Sinopharm doses add to 6 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by India's Serum Institute which Morocco has received so far. Morocco has ordered 66 million doses of the vaccines, which require two doses per person, under plans to inoculate 80% of its 36 million-strong population for free. By Monday, Morocco had Africa's largest vaccinated population of 1.7 million people. The number of infections had reached 478,595, including 8,491 deaths. Despite a…
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