The percentage of persons who stated they would be vaccinated against COVID-19 in most of the nations Gallup polled was below 70%
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya’s Department of Gender reports a nearly quintupling of documented cases of gender-based violence
Uganda is home to Africa’s largest refugee population, and psychologists claim that since the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of attempted suicides among them has increased
Spain, which was one of the first countries to be hit by the COVID pandemic, has been rushing to vaccinate its people. At this stage, 33% of people have had at least one dose. Many of the country’s one million undocumented people
A second wave of coronavirus struck Somalia this year, as well as political instability over elections that threatened to cause armed conflict. However, as Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, although political tensions have eased, the economic effect has not.
South Africa on Wednesday recorded 3 522 new COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 8.7%, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said
South Africa began a new phase of its vaccination programme this week, targeting people over the age of 60
There is a “massive disconnect rising” on the COVID-19 front, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The pandemic is far from over,” he said, “and it won’t be over everywhere until it’s over everywhere.”
Thailand believed it had avoided the worst of the novel coronavirus’s public health epidemic by closing its borders, but this has only devastated the country’s economy
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced quarantines and lockdowns, exposing the world’s homeless to a unique condition of threats. A harsh climate in Russia makes life on the streets more difficult than in most other countries, forcing the homeless — and the charity organisations that assist them