Tag: Dr. John Nkengasong

#BREAKING: Zimbabwe Receives 2000 Doses Of Injectable PrEP

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has become the third African country to receive doses of injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention after Malawi and Zambia in a move that is set to expand HIV prevention methods for Zimbabweans. The injectable cabotegravir for HIV PrEP will be administered by healthcare providers. Initially, a person receives an intramuscular (IM) injection of cabotegravir one time each month for the first two months. After that,a person will receive an IM injection of cabotegravir one time every two months. Speaking in an…

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Africa CDC ready to tackle DRC Ebola outbreak

Healthtimes

By Staff Reporter AFRICA Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDCP) director Dr. John Nkengasong says his organisation has activated the Emergency Operational Centre (EOC) to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC has reported 11 suspected Ebola cases in the Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province in the north, bordering the Central Africa Republic since April 22, 2017. The National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa on 11 May 2017 confirmed one positive case among the five samples collected. The first suspected case is…

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