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Regent Business School pays tribute to healthcare workers with limited study offer

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Covid-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries. Shutterstock

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Benjamin Kagina 18 Mar 2021

Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Solomon Bakarey 15 Mar 2021

Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

The ins and outs of Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

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