COVID-19

ADF STAFF The U.S. government delivered medical oxygen supplies to four regional referral hospitals in Tanzania on February 18, further supporting the nation’s battle against COVID-19. The supplies included oxygen cylinders, handheld…

ADF STAFF Madagascar has received 4,800 doses of a medicine used to treat people with severe cases of COVID-19. Valued at $36,000, the medicine is used prevent and treat blood clots, which are common in patients with advanced…

ADF STAFF With many African countries experiencing a lull in COVID-19 infections, public health leaders say now is the time to prepare for a possible next wave that could begin as soon as late April. “The fifth wave is likely to break…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government on February 17 provided $620,000 to strengthen Mauritania’s ability to respond to health threats. The money will be used to improve epidemiological surveillance through the technical training of health…

ADF STAFF For the first time in nearly two years, South Africa has experienced two days without any reported deaths from COVID-19 — a sign the pandemic may be easing there. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)…

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck Africa, the continent’s public health experts found their response hampered by a lack of basic needs — from personal protective equipment to intensive care facilities and medical oxygen supplies.…

ADF STAFF Economists and health experts agree that severe lockdowns are no longer the best way to respond to the spread of COVID-19. Citing South Africa, economists at investment bank BNP Paribas, an international banking group, said…

ADF STAFF Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) chief scientist is urging people to avoid becoming complacent. The pandemic is far from over, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan told reporters during a…

ADF STAFF A traveler at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar, Tanzania, stopped in front of an official holding what looked like a large blue cellphone. He pointed the device at the traveler and within seconds determined…

ADF STAFF An outbreak of COVID-19 among big cats at a South African zoo raises the prospect that the virus could remain active in animals even after being brought under control in humans, according to researchers at the University of…