COVID-19

ADF STAFF Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, people are increasingly going digital to search for health information, make medical appointments and get test results. Many African governments have responded to a World Health…

ADF STAFF From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists stated that one way to defeat the virus would be to achieve herd immunity. Now many are questioning whether COVID herd immunity is even possible. The concept of herd…

ADF STAFF The omicron variant of COVID-19 presents an increased risk of reinfection for the millions of people across Africa who have recovered from the disease, according to public health experts. “Previous infection used to protect…

ADF STAFF As it faces a fast-moving fourth wave of COVID-19, South Africa is working urgently to educate the public on health measures. The country’s diverse culture, language, media and economic conditions are among the reasons…

ADF STAFF It was no coincidence that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had just boarded an airplane when he delivered a forceful rejection of recent COVID-19-related travel bans. His country was the first to alert the world to a…

ADF STAFF Morocco has taken extraordinary measures to prevent travelers from bringing new COVID-19 variants into the country. On November 29, Morocco issued a two-week ban on all incoming flights as the variant known as omicron began…

ADF STAFF Africa’s public health leaders are expanding their continentwide effort to test people for COVID-19 exposure to track the movement and evolution of the virus. Dr. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease…

ADF STAFF Concern is growing that Africa soon could see a collision of health crises: A rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic on the continent is proving more deadly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to flourish. A recent analysis by…

ADF STAFF COVID-19 constantly shifts, adapts and mutates, all to help it spread. Those changes frequently affect the virus’s spike proteins, the keys it uses to unlock human cells. Illustrations of the COVID-19 virus typically show it…

ADF STAFF After two decades that saw steep drops in military coups, observers are worried they may be on the rise again in Africa. This year in Sudan, Mali and Guinea, heads of state were removed from power, not at the ballot box, but…