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Landmark UK govt review calls for urgent transition to nature based economy

Destined to be as critically important as the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review was...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2021

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COVID-19: Bloomberg, WHO seek global focus on noncommunicable diseases

Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 joined Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2021

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COVID-19: Oxygen demand in Lagos spikes to 400 cylinders daily

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders per day. Sanwo-Olu made this...

Michael Simire - February 1, 2021

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New COVID-19 variants fuelling Africa’s second wave

COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread to additional countries. Over 175,000 new COVID-19 cases...

Michael Simire - January 28, 2021

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Debunking myths about COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Anti-vaccine groups are waging a social media misinformation campaign to disrupt Kenya’s plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines next month. Kenya has ordered 24 million...

Michael Simire - January 27, 2021

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Access to safer nicotine products in Africa more vital than ever

About 80% of smokers live in low-and middle-income countries and have no access to safer nicotine products – resulting in greater pain and suffering,...

Michael Simire - January 27, 2021

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Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 3.3m as death toll hits 82,000 – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 3.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African...

Michael Simire - January 22, 2021

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Africa in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination as prices spike due to...

Michael Simire - January 22, 2021

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