A landmark international conference led by the Government of Bangladesh was held on July 15, 2021, in Dhaka to look at strengthening government efforts for real-time data capacity with a focus on public health during pandemics like COVID-19.Many develo…
Kenya is stepping up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign by setting up inoculation centers in public spaces like malls, markets, and bus stops. Authorities hope the extra convenience will lift a vaccination rate that stands at just 2%.At a bus terminal i…
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said. The attackers looted houses and started fires in Kasanzi-Kithovo near Virunga National Park in North Kivu pr…
Turkey has administered over 84.57 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, according to official figures released on Monday.The country continues its intensive vaccination campaign to curb the spread…
The death toll from floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region has risen to 66, authorities said late Sunday.Floods caused by heavy rain hit the region in the north of the country Wednesday, leaving 56 people dead in Kastamonu province, the Disaster and Emerg…
Turkey has administered over 83.54 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, according to official figures released on Sunday.The country continues its intensive vaccination campaign to curb the spread…
At least 28 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in northern Lebanon, a medical source told Anadolu Agency on Sunday.Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan earlier put the death toll from the blast at 22 and 79 others injured.The minister said…
At first, he said their conversation was cordial, but then all of a sudden, 16-year-old Jemitius Gawe shouted for help.“Help granny! Help please granny!” Jemitius said, screaming at the top of his lungs.Then he said his 23-year-old cousin, Marlon Chikw…
The Phase 2 trials of Turkey’s virus-like particle (VLP) coronavirus vaccine candidate have been successfully completed, the country’s industry and technology minister announced on Friday.Mustafa Varank, who was a volunteer in the trials, said the test…
