Africa

A recent surge in violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province has displaced thousands of people already affected by five years of conflict

Kenya: the St John Ambulance calls upon Kenyans to enrol for Emergency Medical Technician courses due to the increasing demand for emergency medical care services across the country

Sudan: Nine staff members of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) were arrested by Sudanese authorities in the capital Khartoum on the evening of 24 January, before being released the following morning

WHO Director Ghebreyesus on vaccine shortages in Africa: "Unacceptable. To date, 85 countries in the world have failed to reach the 40% immunization threshold"

1,000 health kits for caesarean section: the contingent of the Italian Support Mission in the Republic of Niger (MISIN) in aid of the national neonatal reference centre

Covid in disadvantaged countries: in Africa only 10% of the population is vaccinated, but in December more than 100 million doses were rejected or destroyed at risk. Unicef denounces storage problem

Ethiopia, Tedros Ghebreyesus (WHO) on Tigray: "An insult to humanity, since last July it has not been possible to deliver medicines to the population"

In Congo it is difficult to detect Covid, not least because life expectancy is 48 years. Covid is present in Africa in the metropolises, but "it is not seen in the countryside"

UAVaid and Swoop Aero have entered into a strategic partnership for air logistics services in Sierra Leone

Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene, and Universal Health Coverage Partners with Zipline to Distribute Countrywide, Medical Supplies by Autonomous Aircraft Using World’s Largest Automated on Demand Delivery System