Six in Seven COVID-19 Infections go Undetected in Africa

A new assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that only 14.2% – or one…

Alliance launched in Africa to fight COVID-19 misinformation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA),…

Bagama Guehara, 99, from Guinea defeats Covid-19

When Bagama Guehara walked out of Donka Hospital in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on 7 July this…

Social, environmental factors seen behind Africa’s low COVID-19 cases: WHO

COVID-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the…

WHO Update on Covid-19

As on August 28, 2020, over 1.2 million confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent –…

Covid-19: Gita Ramjee, prominent Indian-origin virologist dies in South Africa

Gita Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention researcher, has died of the coronavirus in…

COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: Challenges Galore

According to South China Morning Post the first case of novel coronavirus in China, can be…

Understanding Gender Impact of Covid-19 in India and Africa

Disability and the Challenge of Covid-19 in Africa and India

African Diaspora: Post Covid socio-economic rejuvenation