COVID-19 Deadly for Pregnant Women
Covid-19 has been deadly for pregnant women in Sub-saharan Africa. At least half of the pregnant women who contracted Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa either died, were admitted in ICU while…
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Africa to Purchase More Vaccines
African Union member states will soon have access to 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. This is according to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The…
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Africa Lags Behind In Vaccination
Africa continues to lag behind in providing vaccination for its people even as the global rollout of Covid-19 jabs continues. Less than 2 per cent of the 690m vaccine doses…
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COVID 19 Vaccine, Musical Chairs and Everything In-between
On March 29, 2021, renowned lawyers Ahmednassir Abdillahi and Donald Kipkorir posted photos taken while receiving the Sputnik V vaccine. This was the clear proof of the musical chairs that…
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Vaccine Nationalism; Africa’s Challenge
Vaccine nationalism is Africa’s biggest challenge right now. Rwanda seems to be the only country in Africa that appears to have a grip on the vaccine chaos. I was kind…
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Is The Covid 19 Vaccine Safe?
You perhaps have grappled with the question, ”is the covid 19 vaccine safe?” Not to worry. You join millions of people asking the same question amid the continued global roll-out…
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The departed emotions of a Zoom funeral
On Saturday 9th May we lay my neighbour to rest. zoom But it was not any normal service. The funeral was live online – streamed to us through WhatsApp and…
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Face Masks;The New Condoms
It shouldn’t have come to this, but here we are. Masks are slowly becoming the kitsch of our generation. face masks After the first case in Kenya was identified, on…
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Formally – Kenya’s informal sector cannot afford a quarantine
Like a scene straight from the insanely popular TV series Money Heist, an unknown number of people were recorded escaping from quarantine at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) headquartered…
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HOW CORONAVIRUS IS AFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH
There is no doubt the coronavirus is affecting peoples mental health. Such is the case for disease outbreaks like coronavirus. This period can be scary and the anxiety surrounding the…
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