Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Africa Ghana The Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission wants to establish a laboratory for studies in human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, to reduce the country's cancer burden
Africa Sao Tome and Principe In the next academic year each student in Príncipe will have a laptop identical to the 1,020 distributed this week in the city of Santo António
Africa Nigeria Danish owned dairy co-operative Arla Foods will build a commercial dairy farm in the north of the country, where it will train and support up to 1,000 local dairy farmers
Africa Zimbabwe Some enterprising young people are creating music and songs to remind people of the dangers of the coronavirus and to promote the country's premier tourist destination, Victoria Falls
Africa Seychelles The future of Air Seychelles and the impact of the airline's financial situation on government finances and the national economy was addressed during a meeting of the Financial Stability Committee
Africa Rwanda The Funnel Foundation's Edified Generation scholarship programme has received a donation from Vivo Energy Rwanda to sponsor ten bright secondary school students from vulnerable families
America Uruguay Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers who have been in the territory for more than 90 days are now eligible for vaccination against Covid-19
Asia Kazakhstan The Turkestan Region continues in the planned goal of providing the whole area with access to gas for private use by 2026
Asia Qatar Qatar's cabinet has allowed up to 80% of public and private sector employees to return to the office as part of its plan to gradually ease measures related to the coronavirus
Africa Egypt VACSERA complex for biological products and vaccines in the city of Sixth of October will be the largest vaccine production complex in the MEA region - the has been confirmed after the visit of the Minister of Health and Population
America Barbados 80 unemployed young persons have been given the opportunity to upskill themselves with training at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology
Asia Kyrgyzstan 800 hectares of land have been lost as consequence of the erosion of the banks of the Chu River; the government will allocate funds to strengthen them
Europe Switzerland A record number of 76,200 deaths was registered in the Federation in 2020, +12.4% compared to previous year