x

COVID-19 Kills More African Men Than Women – WHO Study

Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic started, the UN said Thursday citing reports.

A study of 28 African countries including Guinea, Mauritius and Uganda showed that on average women accounted for a slightly smaller proportion of coronavirus infections and deaths compared to men.

Overall around 41 percent of reported Covid-19 cases were women, although the figures ranged widely from 31 percent in Niger to more than 57 percent in South Africa.

“In most countries, women are somewhat less likely to die from Covid-19 than men,” World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told an online news conference.

But the pandemic had exposed gaps in health services, with women suffering the brunt of disrupted access to care.

“There was a rise in maternal deaths in 10 countries,” Moeti said, making reference to another study that collated data between February and July 2020.

The highest jumps were recorded in the Comoros, Mali, Senegal and South Africa.

Access to sexual and reproductive care was already poor on the continent before coronavirus hit.

But access was made worse by restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19, pushing more women to seek risky informal abortions, Moeti explained.

Overstretched hospitals were often unable to see patients seeking non-coronavirus related services, she added.

More data is still needed to determine the full extent of the effect.

AFP

Hot this week

Editors Urge Government To Create Safe, Enabling Environment For Journalists

· Ask security agents to find missing Vanguard journalist As...

EXCLUSIVE: Buhari orders probe of Isa Funtua, AMCON over keystone and Etisalat

Following the controversy generated by the leading opposition party,...

6 Signs your boyfriend thinks you are ugly -Take note of No. 2

They say there are three kinds of people; the...

2023: South-East, Middle Belt Forum Endorses Peter Obi

The South-East and Middle Belt Forum has endorsed the...

2027 Elections: APC Denies Granting Automatic Tickets to Akpabio, Abbas, Lawmakers

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that...

Abuja Road construction: Guzape, Kpaduma Residents Will Be Fully Compensated – Wike

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju The FCT Minister Barr Nysome Wike has...

mass Defection Hits Sokoto Pdp as Business Wing Joins Apc

By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto  A significant blow to the Peoples...

world Bank Team Hails Sokoto L-pres Execution

The World Bank’s Third-Party Monitoring Team has commended the...

Youths Protest  Over Land Grabbing In Delta Community

By Anne Azuka  Youths from Ogbe-Akwu community in Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom...

Gov. Ododo Flags Off the Construction of  7.2 Idah Township Road

By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman...

Plateau Gives 72-Hour Ultimatum to Jos Motorcyclists

By Israel Adamu, Jos   Plateau State Government has raised alarm...

mutfwang’s Envoy Seeks Bank Partnership

By Israel Adamu, Jos   Special Envoy on Peace and Security...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img