Taiwan welcomes new Eswatini envoy, noting positive work done during the pandemic
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen yesterday welcomed and praised Eswatini as a crucial partner for battling the COVID-19 pandemic as she noted that Eswatini was the third biggest exporter of alcohol disinfectant to Taiwan. These remarks were made at the Presidential Office where Tsai accepted the credentials of Eswatini’s newest envoy,...
Read moreAIDS healthcare workers in Eswatini receive training on Vigiflow
The National Pharmacovigilance center of Eswatini on 3rd June conducted training for the Vigiflow data management System for healthcare workers from the AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF). Vigiflow happens to be an ICSR Data Management system which is web based. It is Eswatini’s own national pharmacovigilance database that will support...
Read moreEswatini MP’s ponder no-confidence vote in wake of shortage of essential medicines in hospitals.
Some MPs in Eswatini believe that an Executive vote of no confidence the best way to address the medicine shortage in public hospitals (MPs). As a result of the lack of medical drugs, the MPs expressed their displeasure and irritation with the government’s response. Some MPs were interviewed for this publication...
Read moreLack of medicines in Eswatini hospital fuels concerns
The revelation that the AG (Auditor General), Dr. Matsebula, was examining the scarcity of medicines at RFM Hospital in Eswatini, where there is a lack of some medications has sparked concerns amongst citizens. Despite initiatives by the Health ministry to enhance its stock controls, the scarcity of medical products and drugs...
Read moreEswatini proves to be a trial ground for a novel test to detect tuberculosis
DNA snippets from the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have been found in a new, very sensitive blood test developed by scientists at Tulane University College of Medicine. 73 children and adults with presumptive tuberculosis and their benign household connections in Eswatini, Africa, were studied by researchers. According to a...
Read moreHalf of Eswatini’s pharmacies operate illegally.
Almost one half of the total number of pharmacies in Eswatini is illegal, because they lack registered pharmacists. The Eswatini Medical Council (EMDC) has on its book 279 registered pharmacists, while the number of trading licenses which were issued by the Ministry of Commerce is 447. Dr. Vusi Magagula who...
Read moreHow to avoid snake bites
Three-quarters of the people in the Kingdom of Eswatini live on tiny farms in rural areas, which are also home to numerous very venomous serpents such as the puffer operational amplifier, the Mozambique spitting cobra, and the black mamba. It’s the perfect mix for dangerous snake bites, and it calls...
Read moreNew Countries Moved to “High Risk” Category for Travel
On Monday, the US Agency for Disease Prevention and Control added five new travel destinations to its “high” risk category. Belize in Central America, the Bahamas island in the North Atlantic, Montserrat, a hilly British overseas territory, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, and southern Africa in Eswatini have all...
Read moreA WB COVID recovery loan approved for Eswatini
The World Bank today approved a seventy-five million dollars credit for the Ministry of the Eswatini Kingdom to help it recover faster from COVID-19. The Economic Recovery Development Policy Credit II is the second of two missions designed to assist Eswatini’s economic rebuilding agenda and promote long-term recovery. Eswatini’s post-COVID-19...
Read moreThe world bank supports the post-COVID recovery of Eswatini
On May 6 the Government of Eswatini received a USD 75 million loan from the World Bank to boost its economic recovery post COVID. The second of two operations aimed at assisting Eswatini’s economic reform plan and promoting long-term recovery is the Economic Recovery Development Policy Loan II. The initiative...
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