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what access to a future vaccine for Africa?

Axadle Editorial Desk
Central-Africa
The first results on the effectiveness of several anti-Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently in the testing phase, give hope for the imminent arrival in the market for high-performance products. But in developing countries, concerns about not having enough access are very prevalent. At a press conference on 19 November, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on how Africa was preparing for the arrival of a vaccine, in particular through The Covax platform, an initiative led by the Coalition for Innovations in…

researchers warn of soil and air pollution

Axadle Editorial Desk
East-Africa
Madagascar has one of the lowest environmental indices on the planet. One in five deaths on the island is caused by environmental degradation and its effects on health. Various researchers have sounded the alarm during a conference day on this topic. From our correspondent in Antananarivo,In 2016, a study was initiated on the…

In the spotlight: Africa relatively preserved by Covid

Axadle Editorial Desk
West-Africa
"Yesterday, the daily Enquête au Senegal reports, during the daily update of the situation with coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs reported eight new contaminants out of a total of 608 tests, including two imported cases. " Senegal, therefore, an example among others of a low level of pollution. And overall, the pandemic on the continent has not had the devastating effects that some predicted. This is what World Africa : “On the world map of the pandemic, Africa continues to stand out. While…

decrease in sales of anticovid agent

Axadle Editorial Desk
Somalia
In Madagascar, the traditional remedy of the President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina, praised for its preventive and curative virtues against coronavirus, no longer attracts. The production of bottle CVO (Covid-Organics) has therefore just been suspended. Overhead, difficult flow of goods, distributors and retailers have no choice but to sell the beverage at a reduced price. In supermarkets or…

The Ministry of Public Health is investigating the cases of “fictitious” doctors

Axadle Editorial Desk
Central-Africa
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the scandal with the lists of fictitious doctors receiving salaries and a risk premium is spraying the Ministry of Public Health. The latter launched at the beginning of the week a solemn appeal to condemn those who wrongfully receive wages and risk premiums. Nearly 500 names have already been discovered and published in the capital, but the issue is still…

Madagascar: khat and Diego-Suarez

Axadle Editorial Desk
In Madagascar, no laws regulates cultivation, sale or consumption: neither prohibited nor permitted, consumption of khat is tolerated. For the World Well being Group (WHO), this plant is without doubt one of the medication. Khat was launched within the early twentieth century in Diego-Suarez, the capital of the northern a part of the island, by Yemeni, Somali and Comorian emigrants who had been recruited to fulfill the labor wants of French settlers. The Diego-Suarez area is in the present day the primary khat-producing…