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BitPowr wants to vitality blockchain functions for African businesses. Here’s how

BitPowr wants to vitality blockchain functions for African businesses. Here’s how

Interest in blockchain technology—a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across several computers—has grown significantly in recent years.  Today, particularly in developed economies, modern blockchain technologies exist that provide practical value for…

A year to Nigeria’s 2023 elections, its govt lifts Twitter ban

A year to Nigeria’s 2023 elections, its govt lifts Twitter ban

After 6 months, the Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country following approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. The removal of the suspension took effect from 12 AM Thursday, January 13,…

Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Brazzaville, 13 January 2022 – After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases have now…

TechCabal Daily – VP-Discontinuance

TechCabal Daily – VP-Discontinuance

13 JANUARY, 2022 Good morning 🌄 The Nigerian government has lifted its 7–month Twitter Ban. 🙂 On June 5, 2021—in a record-breaking reaction—the country suspended access to Twitter after the platform removed tweets from President…

Treasured Neighborhood Response Lessons for 2022

Treasured Neighborhood Response Lessons for 2022

 As 2022 begins, health experts in Kenya have enough to reflect and act on towards vaccine acceleration efforts and sustenance of COVID-19 preventive and safety measures. MOH in an effort to accelerate vaccination, embarked on…

WHO hands over consignment of medication to additional toughen enchancment in files management for COVID-19 response in Seychelles

WHO hands over consignment of medication to additional toughen enchancment in files management for COVID-19 response in Seychelles

Victoria, Seychelles. As part of its continued support to improve data management within the context of COVID-19 including the health system as a whole, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed over 76 tablets to…

WHO offers properly being care toughen, donates materials to Adamawa Assert Govt to curb cholera outbreak

WHO offers properly being care toughen, donates materials to Adamawa Assert Govt to curb cholera outbreak

Yola, 29 December, 2021 - In its continuous efforts to support health care services in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) donated some health intervention materials to Adamawa State Government, to assist in the fight…

Rwanda meets WHO three hundred and sixty five days-conclude method with over 40% COVID-19 vaccination coverage

  Kigali - Of its 13 million habitants, Rwanda has fully vaccinated 40% against COVID-19 as of 24 December 2021. This coverage milestone puts the country on track for meeting further vaccination global targets set…

Democratic Republic of the Congo targets 2 million in cholera vaccination pressure

Democratic Republic of the Congo targets 2 million in cholera vaccination pressure

Kalemie (Tanganyika Province) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged one year and above in three provinces in the east of the country…

Meet Team WHO: Dr Annet Kisakye, Immunization Officer, Uganda

Meet Team WHO: Dr Annet Kisakye, Immunization Officer, Uganda

A medical doctor with a master’s degree in Public Health, Dr Annet Kisakye ran medical wards in public and private hospitals in Kampala before joining the World Health Organization in 2001. She began working as…

Key classes from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Africa’s largest-ever vaccination drive is well under way. All but one of Africa’s 54 nations are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and around 250 million doses have been given on the continent. Yet just 3% of…