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Experts have warned of the looming danger of a shortage of epidemiologists in the country which needs to be addressed soon. This apparently puts the country at a high risk of failing to detect disease outbreaks. The African Field Epidemiology Network revealed that one epidemiologist in Uganda serves over 250,000 patients. This is something the body has referred to as ...

The African continent has suffered immensely from vaccine shortages, made worse by health infrastructure challenges and shortfalls in supplies from the global vaccine-sharing initiative, COVAX. However, we need to be more honest and appreciate that the problem is not only on the “supply side” but on the “demand side” of things as well. Whereas millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses have ...

Medical experts have addressed concerns over whether those who have had Covid-19 can get it a second time. The UK government’s chief scientific advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance, and Prof Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson’s chief medical advisor, sought to reassure the public on Monday, the Guardian reported. They said those who have had the virus once will develop some immunity. It was rare ...