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ADF STAFF Since it began early last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 215,000 lives in Africa, according to official totals. However, recent studies of the continent’s pandemic-related deaths suggest the true mortality is…

ADF STAFF The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin remains popular as a treatment for COVID-19, despite a lack of evidence supporting its use. A new analysis by an international team of researchers suggests the faith in ivermectin has been…

ADF STAFF Hoping to get ahead of another wave of COVID-19 infections, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is adding community-level surveillance to its arsenal of weapons deployed against the pandemic.…

ADF STAFF Last year, Margaret Ilomuanya was unable to find her aunt’s hypertension medicine in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, for nearly three months. Her experience was common in Africa, where every country suffered some degree of…

ADF STAFF More than 8 million South Africans live with HIV-compromised immune systems, a situation that makes them vulnerable to infection by COVID-19 and — if they become infected — potential sources of new variants as their bodies…

Story by ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES The global pandemic did not lock down wildlife traffickers. Authorities in Zimbabwe caught four smugglers trying to ship 26 great apes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South…

ADF STAFF As the latest wave of COVID-19 infections subsides across Africa, governments and public health experts are asking what’s next in the continent’s response to the global pandemic. The answer is multifaceted. Here are a few of…

ADF STAFF In the age of COVID-19, many young Africans are struggling to find employment or education options. According to the United Nations, Africa has the highest youth population in the world, and it is expected to keep rising.…

ADF STAFF With COVID-19 infections across Southern Africa declining, South Africa’s leadership has relaxed some social restrictions put in place midyear to fight the third wave of infections. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the…

ADF STAFF For nearly two years since it was discovered, COVID-19 has dominated the attention of health providers around the globe. It has diverted resources and funds from other health priorities. Because of the pandemic, fewer people…