[ad_1] London CNN — When Africa needs medicines, all too often the continent must look abroad. African nations consume about 25% of vaccines produced globally, but import nearly 99% of their supply, according to the African Union Development Agency. For packaged medicines, only 36% of demand is produced locally, and just 3% is supplied by … Read More “Africa may need its own central medicines agency, says Aspen Pharmacare CEO | CNN Business” »
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[ad_1] CNN — The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a “huge biological risk” after Sudanese fighters seized the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital Khartoum, as foreign nations raced to mount rapid evacuation efforts from the country and violence punctured a fragile US-brokered ceasefire. Gunfire and the roar of fighter jets was heard … Read More “WHO warns of ‘biological risk’ after Sudan fighters seize lab, as violence mars US-brokered ceasefire | CNN” »
[ad_1] CNN — A group of leading global scientists and academics have signed an open letter urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to veto a hardline bill criminalizing homosexuality in the country. The bill outlaws identifying as LGBTQ+, and suggests life sentences for convicted homosexuals as well as the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” a sweeping … Read More “Global scientists urge Uganda’s president to veto anti-LGBTQ bill | CNN” »
[ad_1] CNN — The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a hardline bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers that criminalizes simply identifying as LGBTQ+, prescribes a life sentence for convicted homosexuals and a death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights asked Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni … Read More “UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda’s hardline anti-LGBT bill | CNN” »
[ad_1] CNN — Cameroonian authorities detected two suspected cases of Marburg disease on Monday in Olamze, a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea, the public health delegate for the region, Robert Mathurin Bidjang, said on Tuesday. Equatorial Guinea officially declared its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an illness similar to Ebola, on Monday. … Read More “Cameroon finds suspected cases of Marburg virus, an illness similar to Ebola | CNN” »
[ad_1] Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — Car crashes, opportunistic criminals, rotting food, decomposing bodies, bankrupt businesses, and water shortages. Welcome to life under South Africa’s power blackouts. Last week the grim extent of the outages was laid bare when South Africans were advised to bury dead loved ones within four days. In a public statement, … Read More “Dead chickens and decomposing bodies: Inside South Africa’s power blackout ‘pandemic’ | CNN” »