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South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators, cases pass 11,000

Health Politics May 13
South Africa has become a COVID-19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its index case on 5th March, 2020. From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus.
Ghana recorded has 5127 coronavirus cases
Ghana's coronavirus cases surpass 5000
Health May 12
Ghana has recorded 427 new Coronavirus cases, increasing the country's coronavirus case count to 5127.
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Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle Covid-19
Health May 11
A ban on large funerals in South Africa has forced people to give up many traditions, but they have also rediscovered old ones, including "secret burials", as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports from Johannesburg.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Coronavirus: Don’t lift ban on social gatherings – GMA tells gov't
Health Politics May 10
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is pleading with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, not to lift the ban on social gatherings for religious activities, schools, marriage ceremonies, funerals and other social events.
John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa disease control body rejects Tanzania assertion that coronavirus tests are faulty
Health Politics May 07
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday rejected an assertion by Tanzania’s president that his nation’s coronavirus tests are faulty and are giving too many false positives.
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Experts fear coronavirus could set back Tuberculosis fight
Health May 07
The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say.
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43m people at risk of food insecurity in West Africa - UN
Life Style May 06
Over 40 million people across West Africa could face desperate food shortages in the coming months, twice as many as before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.