Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, and the first doses could be administered as early as next week. It’s a critical [...]
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Generic HIV drug for children to be rolled out in Africa in 2021
A strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in six African countries in 2021. It will be the first generic pediatric version of a key [...]
COVID-19: Latest numbers in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 30, 2020: There are 370,238 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 141,038 confirmed [...]
Canada approves 1st HIV self-test to help reduce screening barriers
Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada in a long-awaited move that experts have called critical to reaching people who don’t know they [...]
Half of all Kenyans have elevated blood pressure: study
Approximately one in every two Kenyan adults has elevated blood pressure that is likely to develop into hypertension, the largest ever screening programme in Kenya [...]
Canada removed from EU’s permissible travel list due to rising COVID-19 cases
The European Union officially removed Canada from a list of countries that should not be subjected to incoming travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 27-nation [...]
Canada’s onion outbreak ongoing as 49 additional illnesses connected to Salmonella outbreak are reported
The Public Health Agency of Canada says an additional 49 Canadians have become sick due to an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to red onions from the United States. PHAC [...]
Health Canada recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients “not acceptable for use” that may pose health risks. The organization [...]
Canadian privacy watchdogs support “COVID Alert” app
Federal and Ontario privacy commissioners have concluded their review of the country’s new COVID-19 exposure notification app and say they support its use following initial [...]
Celebrating the life of Kenyan AIDS activist Inviolata Mbwavi
Kenyan AIDS activist Inviolata Mbwavi died on 29 July 2020 in Kakamega, Kenya, at the age of 48 years. Ms Mbwavi was the first Chief Executive Officer of the National [...]