Angola: President Unveils Pediatric Hematology Institute
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State Jo ão Lourenço inaugurated Friday in Luanda the Pediatric Hematology Institute, specialised in treatment of patients with sickle cell anemia, acute and chronic leukemia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Namibia: Wakudumo Urges Border Residents to Get Vaccinated
[New Era] Rundu -- Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has urged Angolans and Namibians to respect Covid-19 regulations and laws applicable in both countries when travelling between the two now that the borders are open after a two-year closure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Omicron Could Be the Beginning of the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When Jeremy Luban first looked over the genetic sequence of the Omicron variant on his phone one day last November, it was five o’clock in the morning. But even at that hour, the University of Massachusetts virus expert knew right away Omicron was a problem. First, there was the sheer number of new mutations—by some counts, as many as 50, with 30 of them in the critical places that vaccines and drug treatments target. Second, this new version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus seemed to appear out of nowhere, unpredictably and with no immediately obvious connection to previous variants. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”tru...
Source: TIME: Health - January 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 70 New Cases, 27 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola registered, in the last 24 hours, 70 new cases and the recovery of 27 patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Detects 108 New Infections, 52 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities announced, this Saturday, the registration of 108 new cases and the recovery of 52 patients, in the last 24 hours. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Southern Africa: Covid-19 - Angola Shuts Borders With 7 Countries in Southern Africa
[East African] Angola government has Saturday shut its borders with seven southern African countries to curb the spread new Covid-19 variant. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 30, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 19 New Cases and 22 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola reported this Wednesday 19 new cases of the newcoronavirus, 22 recoveries and 1 death, in the last 24 hours. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 25, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: A Day in the Life of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Activist in Angola - How Young People Are Leading Change
[UNFPA] Viana -- "The problem that the girls go through is they are discriminated against. They are judged and then for some reason, they feel they have to help [out at] the house, so they get involved with certain people," says Daniela Isabel Raimundo Ngunza, 26, a volunteer activist for JIRO (Responsible and Organized Informed Youth) in Viana. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 25, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Walter Stranguay Hospital Needs 100 New Specialists
[ANGOP] Cuito -- Dr. Walter Stranguay Hospital, in operation since 2020, in Cuito City, central Bi é Province, needs 100 new doctors specialized in different areas, to meet the growing demand. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Angola Receives Over One Million Doses of Astrazeneca Vaccine
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola on Wednesday received a batch of 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, in a donation from the Republic of France. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Receives Over 700,000 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola Tuesday received a batch of 750,000 doses of vaccine from Pfizer, in a donation from the United States of America. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 218 Recoveries, 13 New Infections
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities on Tuesday reported the recovery of 218 patients, 13 new cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Namibia: Polio Surveillance in Namibia
[WHO-AFRO] Namibia was certified polio free since October 2008 and had continued routine and national immunization campaigns to maintain its polio free status. However, the country remains at high risk for vaccine derived polio viruses due to low detection of Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases in the bordering regions which is used as an indicator to measure how sensitive the surveillance system is. In addition, there is high number of un and under vaccinated children along the Namibian- Angolan and Namibia-Zambia border (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 156 Recoveries, 24 New Cases
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities announced, this Saturday, the recovery of 156 patients, 24 new cases and 1 death. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 14, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Announces 863 Recoveries, 38 New Infections
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities announced, this Tuesday, the recovery of 863 patients infected with Covid-19, the registration of 38 new infections and 2 deaths, on the last 24 hours. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 10, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news