West Africa leaders gather for a discussion on how to combat against Covid-19, violence, and hunger: Senegal
The Economic Commission of the United Nations for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with the Economic Union for the West African States (ECOWAS), the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations, and Senegal’s Economy, Plan and Cooperation Ministry, officially unveiled the annual forum of inter-governmental organizations from West Africa, in analyzing...
Read moreSenegal uses social media to promote blood donations
Dakar – Senegal, like many other nations, had an increase in social networking site use during the Coronavirus epidemic. Eighty-two percent of Senegalese own smartphones, and 58 percent use the internet on a daily basis. This makes social networking platforms ideal for tackling another public health issue: the drop in...
Read moreThis past Wednesday, two new cases of Covid-19 in Thiès, Senegal were recorded
Wednesday, June 8. According to the daily bulletin published by the Ministry of Health and Social Action, the two new cases, along with all communal cases, have been reported in the area of Thiès. A positive rate of 0.26 percent was found after 761 tests were carried out, which led...
Read moreAfrica is receiving its first full-service vaccination facility
Senegal will become the centre for Africa’s first full-fledged vaccine production factory after the announcement of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar for a $80 million funding arrangement to react to illnesses across the continent. The factory, known as Madiba (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease...
Read moreGlobal Mercy TM Begins Healthcare Education
After Dakar, Senegal, Global Mercy TM Begins Local Medical Training The Global MercyTM team has begun preparing for its debut African cruise. Well over 260 Senegalese medical personnel will be educated in surgical techniques, SAFE anesthesia, healthcare, and more this month. First surgical safety classes. Mercy Ships director Don Stephens was...
Read moreSenegal spends 40 billion CFA francs on Covid Vaccines
Senegal has opened its cheque book to pay for the vaccination of its citizens against COVID. Donations were swiftly replaced by commercial agreements, which often included prices that were far higher than those that had been provided to Europe. For instance, Senegal, which wanted to begin its vaccination program as quickly...
Read moreEIB helps in setting up a vaccine plant in Senegal
EIB Contributes 75 Million Euros Toward the Construction of a New Vaccine Plant in Senegal AKAR, June 2 (Reuters) – Thursday was the day when the European Investment Bank (EIB) made a commitment of 75 million euros, which is equivalent to around $80 million in American currency, to fund the...
Read moreSenegal health minister sacked after children died in hospital fire
After a fire at a hospital in Senegal claimed the lives of infants, the country’s minister of health was fired. After a tragic incident in which 11 babies were killed in a hospital fire in Senegal, the country’s President, Macky Sall, has removed Abdoulaye Sarr from his position as Minister...
Read moreSenegal wants international EMS certification
In the operating room, the machines beep to indicate that the patient who tested positive for COVID-19 and had an emergency caesarean delivery is doing well. The simulated exercise is successful. The phoney patient sits up, the doctor takes stock, and the onlookers put away their paperwork. From 11 to...
Read moreSenegal: The Health Care Facilities in Senegal Are Called Into Question Following the Deaths of Infants
Tivaouane, Senegal — After a fire at a hospital in this city in the country’s west that claimed the lives of 11 newborn infants, President Macky Sall of Senegal has dismissed the country’s minister of health and declared three days of national mourning. A day after a tragic fire in...
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