News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
News and guides on health in Germany. Info on healthcare available for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants in Germany. Information on statutory health insurance, health needs, and health providers, hospitals and doctors.
You are learning German? Here are 15 words and phrases that are useful in an emergency, when we have to call for help: Hilfe! – help! Polizei! – Police! Man muss die Polizei (die Feuerwehr, der Notarzt) rufen – You have to call the police (fire brigade, ambulance service) Achtung! – Caution! Bitte helfen Sie mir – Please […] More
General practitioner and Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) member Prof. Eva Hummers from the University of Göttingen explains why the AstraZeneca vaccine is actually a very good one – and that it has an especially positive ratio of risk to benefit, particularly for people over 60. Here’s why? Some people have been unsure about the […] More
Dr Martin Terhardt, vaccination doctor and STIKO member, explains why you have to wait at the doctor’s or at the vaccination centre for a 15-minute observation after the COVID-19 vaccination. He also explains which people are recommended to stay for an observation period of 30 minutes. Observation after vaccination is always recommended if rare but short-term […] More
COVID-19: Lars Dölken, Professor of Virology at the University of Würzburg, explains why the “mRNA vaccines” (Moderna, Biontech) cannot change your DNA. He explains that it is not possible for the mRNA vaccine to change one’s DNA. This is because the vaccine does not enter the nucleus of our cells where DNA is found. it […] More
Most people are worried about the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and what reactions it can cause. Here’s what reactions to the vaccine you should expect: Reactions to a vaccine are an indication that your immune system is working, explains the virologist Professor Hartmut Hengel from the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg. Reactions to the vaccine […] More
If you have been infected by COVID-19 before, you can still get vaccinated. Professor Ulrike Protzer of the Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München research centre explained why you need the COVID-19 vaccination even after. If you have been infected with the virus before and it failed to progress to a very serious […] More
People fasting sometimes make some common mistakes that may cause thirst and fatigue during Ramadan. Here, we review some of the habits that can be practised to reduce the fatigue of fasting. We wrote about the timetable for the Islamic Holy month here for Ramadan in 2021, know dates and time. 1- Drinking large quantities of […] More
Italian researchers have deduced that very overweight people have a severe corona course in comparison to people of ‘normal weight’ and this could also affect the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccination. Factors such as age, gender and body weight influence the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccination so 248 blood samples were taken from health care […] More
Germany’s aerosol experts have told the Government that the COVID-19 virus tends to spread more rapidly and exclusively indoors through aerosols. It was a critical assessment of the COVID-19 measures that focus on restricting outdoor activity for people in Germany. A group made up of scientist and academic put across the debate on transmissions happening […] More
Breastcare, a free multilingual breastcare app with comprehensive information on breast cancer and early detection is now available. It is an extremely important app that can save lives of all women in German, be they German-speaking women or women with other linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The breastcare app has been launched by Pink Ribbon Germany, […] More
A study has been conducted that claims that Pfizer’s Covid vaccine may not work as well if you’re fat or overweight or obese, this is because fat/obese people make half as many antibodies after getting two doses. Severely overweight/fat healthcare workers generated only half the antibodies to fend off Covid after receiving two doses of […] More
Hearing problem is the next big health problem to hit the world. A new report by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) reveals that nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050. The report also shows that at least 700 million […] More