Hardtalk with zeinab badawi. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. It has been a well used mantra during the Covid Pandemic no one is safe anywhere in the world until everyone is safe everywhere. Well, the reality is far from this, particularly in africa. The continent has received only a fraction of the vaccine doses it needs for its 1. 2 billion population. Its gotjust over a0 million doses. And the International Scheme africa is relying on to obtain covid 19 vaccines cannot secure enough supplies because of a global shortage. Meanwhile, some richer nations have stockpiled enough doses to vaccinate their populations several times over. My guest is the director of the africa centres for Disease Control and prevention, drjohn nkengasong. Does africa have a strategy to tackle covid 19 . Drjohn nkengasong, welcome to hardtalk. Official figures show that five million cases exist in africa of covid 19, nearly 130,000 deaths. How worried are you . Im very worried because we are not wi
A game changer after Clinical Trials show its 77 percent effective against the disease. The us russia begins pulling troops out its of a region near the Ukrainian Border after holding military exercises in a show of force. We begin in chads capital and where a funeral ceremony has been held for the late president idriss deby he died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend after rebels launched an offensive from libya several foreign leaders were in attendance despite warnings from rebels to stay away from the funeral well the former president s son Mohammed Idriss deby is now in paris and he will lead to a Transitional Military Council for the next 18 months hipper morgan has the latest from john miller. Theyve raised at least at the time when the country and the region is facing several security threats chad has to deal with the rebel activities in the northern parts of the country and we also see chuck participating in Counterterrorism Operations in mali and in the
Of infections pushing hospitals to breaking point. A medical breakthrough a trial of malaria vaccine shows greater efficacy to prevent one of the worlds deadliest diseases. And rescue workers in indonesia hot just hours left to find 53 people on board a missing navy submarine. And scored a limpid bosses say athletes who make social justice protests at the tokyo games could be punished raising s. S. Or kneeling for a National Anthem wont be allowed on the field of play. Hello and welcome we begin in charge where a state funeral has been held for president idriss deby who was killed on the battlefield earlier this week his body has just arrived from the capital to nearest hometown where he will be buried. Several foreign leaders attended the funeral of debby who was seen as an important western ally in the fight against armed groups in the saheli region among them was the french president emanuel who called for a peaceful transition of power. The people of the region enjoy his part with
Malaria could be a game changer off to Clinical Trials show its 77 percent effective against the disease. And well tell you how iraqis are trying to keep one important ramadan tradition amid virus restrictions. A funeral has been held for a childs late president idriss deby off towards his body was flown from the capital. Where hell be buried that he died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend off to rebels launched an offensive from libya the former president s son Mohammad Idriss deby is now in power and will lead a Transitional Military Council for the next 18 months well several foreign leaders attended his funeral including the french president emanuel mark her. Well and his tributes mackerels said his country will not let anybody threaten charred and called for peaceful transition of power. This so therefore say the people of the region enjoy his part with france we have to make sure that the pact lives on and that of liberty and independence france will not l
A trial of malaria vaccine shows grace the efficacy to prevent one of the worlds deadliest diseases. And rescue workers in indonesia have just hours left to find 53 people on board a missing navy submarine. We begin in india where the pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on the countrys poorly funded Health Care System for yet another day its recorded the worlds highest number of infections 330000 new cases in just 24 hours auspices are reporting shortages of beds oxygen and medicine to add to all of this a hospital far in the state of maharashtra killed 14 kovac 19 patients from new delhi as both problem reports in the multiple crises confronting india. Overcome with grief and anger this man and other family members of 14 people were killed in a fire at this hospital in Maharashtra State broke down as they confronted staff the blaze swept through the intensive care unit or i. C. U. From other for me about unfortunately a major fire disaster happened at our hospital at about 3 am t