Hundreds of medical doctors and other healthcare givers in public and private hospitals across Nigeria are literally dodging from having face-to-face interaction with patients because they don’t have Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that will shield them from contracting the ravaging Covid-19. PPE comprises of face shields, gloves, goggles and glasses, gowns, head covers, masks, respirators (in some cases) and shoe covers. Some doctors, nurses, lab technicians among others have moved to Covid-19 isolation centres after they tested positive, or locked themselves at home waiting for their results. The development has created a wallowing gap in health care delivery, with some…

Flooding as a result of recent heavy rains has killed more than 260 people across East Africa. Kenya has been the hardest hit with the government recording 194 deaths. In Rwanda, 55 people have died and floods have killed 16 in Somalia. In Uganda high water levels have trapped an estimated 200 patients inside a hospital. East African countries have also been hit by a locust invasion and Covid-19. The authorities in Kenya have told people in some of the affected areas to move away from "potential danger". The water has also washed away 8,000 acres of crops and some…