Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 13 Deaths and 2,091 Infections On Feb.22
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 13 COVID-19 deaths and 2,091 infections were logged on February 22 from 9,309 tests (22.46% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 992,574 and death toll to 27,640, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Reveals Countries to Produce First Covid-Busting mRNA Vaccines in Africa
[UN News] Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vaccines, which have proved crucial to the fight against COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency said on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Six African countries to begin making mRNA vaccines as part of WHO scheme
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia first countries to be assisted by global mRNA hub #southafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Announces First Technology Recipients of mRNA Vaccine Hub With Strong Support From African and European Partners
[WHO] At the European Union - African Union summit in Brussels today WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia all applied and have been selected as recipients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 18, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Six African countries to begin making mRNA vaccines as part of WHO scheme
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia first countries to be assisted by global mRNA hubCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSix African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – will be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce their own mRNA vaccines from a scheme headed by the World Health Organization.The groundbreaking project aims to assist low- and middle-income countries in manufacturing mRNA vaccines at scale and according to international standards, with the aim of ending much of the reliance of African countr...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Peter Beaumont Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Africa Egypt Kenya Nigeria Senegal South Africa Tunisia Science Health World news Middle East and north Africa Coronavirus Source Type: news

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first African countries to receive the technology required to produce mRNA vaccines on the continent (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

WHO reveals countries to produce first COVID-busting mRNA vaccines in Africa
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vaccines, which have proved crucial to the fight against COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency said on Friday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - February 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: World Bank to Provide U.S.$400 Million Financing to Support Tunisia's Social Reforms
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The World Bank (WB) will provide $400 million (about 1152.5 million dinars) to support Tunisia's social reforms, said World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 Vaccine - More Than One Million People Have Received Booster Shot
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 5832 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered on February 12, including 851 first dose, 789 second doses, 4186 third (booster) shots and 6 vaccine doses needed for travel. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: President issues decree to create new judicial watchdog
In a new decree, President Saied granted himself additional powers to rule over a reformed Supreme Judiciary Council. #saied #supremejudiciarycouncil #watchdog (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Monastir Reports 3 More Deaths and 374 Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Monastir reported two more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the toll to 1,064 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Over 5,000 Jabs Given On Jan.30
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia administered 5,275 COVID-19 jabs on January 30, including 828 first shots, 1,236 second doses, 3,193 boosters and 18 travel shots, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 20 Deaths, 6,132 Infections On Jan. 29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 20 COVID-19 deaths and 6,132 infections were logged on January 29 from 20,166 tests (30.41% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 907,239 and death toll to 26,271, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - More Than 6 Million People Administered Vaccines Until January 29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The total number of people who have completed the coronavirus vaccination scheme is estimated at 6 million 227 thousand people until January 29, announced the Ministry of Health in a public statement. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - One Death, 855 Infections in Sousse
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The coronavirus claimed one more life in Sousse, taking the death toll to 1,356. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 26, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news