Now is the moment to launch an African vaccine industry

By Ngozi Erondu — The lack of an African vaccine industry has been a glaring concern for decades. Before the pandemic, 99 per cent of Africa’s vaccines were manufactured outside the continent. As well as endangering the lives of millions, this situation has inhibited social and economic progress on the continent. In response, the Africa …

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Monkeypox: 5 Things You Should Know Now

By Ifeanyi Nsofor — The World Health Organization recently declared monkeypox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration should spur international collaborations and actions to respond to this current global outbreak of monkeypox, which has more than 25,000 cases across 83 countries (76 that not historically reported monkeypox), with several deaths reported. Monkeypox …

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Why governments must prepare for pandemics

By Ifeanyi M. Nsofor — Covid-19 cases are rising nearly everywhere in the world, the World Health Organization reports. The rise is mostly driven by the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, showing that the pandemic is changing but not over. It is clear that the global community would still feel more financial, social and health …

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Capturing sickle cell disease as a disability

By Elmer Aluge — People with sickle cell disease live with ‘disabilities’; let’s accept that first. An estimated four million people in Nigeria live with sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic blood disorder with no imminent feasible cure. Yet, just because there is no feasible cure for sickle cell disease does not mean that people living …

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