By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Maroelamedia
After several babies died, a charity in Centurion, South Africa, launched a fundraiser to provide 300 oximeters to families in need. The campaign was prompted after little Lungelo Sehenye stopped breathing in his mother’s arms, reports Maroelamedia.
The United Nations Children’s Fund and Sokoto State aim to vaccinate more than one million Nigerian children against polio. The campaign, conducted despite insecurity and difficult access to some communities, is part of World Polio Day activities, Punch reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana believes the country could regain investment-grade status by 2028, following several rating upgrades and a fall in debt. Markets have welcomed the medium-term fiscal policy, according to an interview with the Daily Maverick.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Daily Maverick ·
Burkinabè doctors Nestor Pingwindé Sam and Josué Delwendé Delma have launched ViimSanté, an application designed to facilitate prescriptions, insurance forms and medical record management. Entirely developed in Burkina Faso, the solution aims to ease procedures for patients and healthcare professionals, Lefaso reports.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Lefaso ·
The World Health Organisation vaccinated the first participants in the Tumaini clinical trial, launched in Bunia, Ituri, to assess protection against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. Ervebo and two other candidates will be studied, according to Tedros Ghebreyesus, quoted by Punch.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Punch ·
KwaZulu-Natal placed on alert for severe thunderstormsThe South African Weather Service has placed several municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal on a Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, with heavy rain, hail, lightning and destructive winds expected. The storms could cause localised flooding and damage infrastructure, according to the weather service, which has urged residents to exercise caution.
Mozambique forecasts a hot and occasionally rainy SundayMozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology is forecasting generally hot weather on Sunday, with cloudy spells and light to moderate rain in several provinces. The coast could see gusty winds, while southern regions will gradually have clearer skies, according to the institute’s forecast.The week in Africa
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