Health

At least, 1,469 individuals have died in multiple disease outbreaks that have plagued Ghana in the last two years. The...

Nigeria: 13,000 HIV/Aids Positive Osun Residents Need Treatment – U.S. Consul General

United States Consul General in Nigeria, Will Stevens has disclosed that getting 13,000 HIV/AIDS-positive Osun residents on treatment requires communal...

Kenya: President Ruto Announces Govt Deal With Moderna to Build U.S.$500 Million mRNA Vaccine Facility

Nairobi — President William Ruto on Thursday announced the establishment of a Sh 67 billion ($500 million) mRNA vaccine facility...

Africa CDC Officially Launches Event-Based Surveillance Revised Framework, EBS Training Manual and Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards

Nairobi, Kenya — 28 March 2023. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially launched its continental...

Africa CDC At the World Vaccine Congress

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will be exhibiting at the 2023 World Vaccine Congress- from...

Africa: A 4,070 Percent Increase in Miscarriages and Stillbirths Amongs Pregnant Women Who Took the Covid Vaccine? Entirely False

IN SHORT: There is no data to support the claim of a 4,070% increase in miscarriages and stillbirths as a...

Mozambique Starts Vaccination Against Cholera

Maputo — A vaccination campaign against cholera starts on Thursday),and is expected to cover over 1.7 million people. The...

Mozambique: Over 40,000 Cattle Vaccinated in Tete

Maputo — Over 40,000 head of cattle have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease in the central Mozambican province of Tete....

South Africa: Government Concerned Over Locally Acquired Indigenous Cholera Cases

The Department of Health has expressed concern at the increasing number of locally acquired indigenous cholera cases following the four...

Angola: Global Fund to Grant U.S.$126Million to Aid Angola Fight Malaria, HIV/Aids

Sumbe — The United Nations Global Fund is to grant 126 million US dollars to Angola for the next financing...

South Africa: In-Depth – Ongoing Security Concerns At Gauteng Hospitals Amid Reports of Cable Theft

Already bogged down by loadshedding, operations at various health facilities in Gauteng and some other provinces have also been disrupted...

South Africa: Former Ekurhuleni Health Workers Want Their Jobs Back

"Some of our members died of COVID-19 because we worked even during level 5 of the lockdown" About 50 former...

First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis

By Checky Abuje United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said a waste crisis is imminent and is undermining the earth’s...

Nigeria Burdened With Highest Malnutrition Cases in Africa, Says Govt, Nutrition International

NIGERIA is the highest country battling malnutrition in Africa, with over 17 million malnourished children, the Federal Government, FG, and...

Africa: Polio – Leading Virologist Offers a Beginner’s Guide to the Different Viruses and Vaccines

On 17 March 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that health officials in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo...

WFP to reduce food rations as Influx from DRC rises

US$7.1 million is urgently needed to restore full food rations for 56,000 refugees over the next six months. More than...

Wikipedia Communities Launch Campaign to Unlock Africa’s Environmental Knowledge

Wiki In Africa (www.wikiinafrica.org) and their organising partner, Wikimedia Usergroup Côte d’Ivoire, have launched the Africa Environment WikiFocus to improve...

Malawi: UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi’s Displacement Camps

Blantyre, Malawi — The U.N. humanitarian agency says Malawi needs immediate help to deal with diseases spreading in displacement camps...

Africa: Marburg Virus Outbreaks Highlight Link Between Health and Planet – Tedros

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was working to help contain...

Tanzania: Unido, Ministry Conduct Infectious Diseases Awareness Campaign in Dar

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade have conducted a...

Tanzania: Govt Undermines Right to Health of Maasai Community

Visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris Should Urge Government to Respect As United States Vice President Kamala Harris visits Tanzania...

Nigeria: World Tuberculosis Day 2023 – Yes, We Can End TB

Zainab (not her real name) first learned about latent tuberculosis (TB) when she was 16 and her doctor informed her...

Africa: Long Covid Puts Some People At Higher Risk of Heart Disease – They Need Better Long-Term Monitoring

Lasting damage to the heart and brain is an aspect of long COVID that should receive much more attention than...

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Ebola Sex Abuse Victims May Never Find Justice

London — 'The UN has essentially created a two-tier system for survivors of sexual abuse.' Ketsia* said she was working...

Africa: Industries Can Harm Health in Many Ways – Here Are 3 That Aren’t So Obvious

A recent ground-breaking series of reports in the science journal The Lancet unpacks what commercial determinants of health are, and...

Africa: The World Is Hooked On Junk Food – How Big Companies Pull It Off

It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed...

CSW67 Digital Recommendations Implemented in DRC by African Feminists

Feminists from DRC Take a Deep Dive into the Digital Space The rising influence of technology and its important...

South Africa: In-Depth – Mostly Positive Responses to SA’s New HIV, TB and STI Plan

South Africa's National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs (2023 - 2028) was launched on Friday at Tlhabane Stadium...

South Africa: We Need More Dedicated Investment to Address TB in Children

The theme of last year's World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was 'Invest to end TB' - an apt theme acknowledging the...

Kenya: Belgium to Support Kenya’s Transformation Agenda

Berlin — Belgium will support Kenya's development agenda through partnerships in trade and investment, health and renewable energy. It will...

African Union Commission and Nutrition International Join Forces to Launch Advocacy Campaign Focused On Reducing Malnutrition Particularly in Adolescent Girls

African Union Commission and Nutrition International join forces to launch advocacy campaign focused on reducing malnutrition particularly in adolescent girls...

African Union Nutrition Champion, His Majesty King Letsie III Calls On Leaders to Put in Place Practical and Sustainable Financing Mechanisms to Deliver Improved Nutrition Outcomes

The two-day High-Level Dialogue on Nutrition Financing which started on 23 March, set out to review initiatives on private sector...

Kenya: Postpartum Depression – Recovering From Maternal Depression

Mary Wafula wasn't new to motherhood. All was bliss until the 9th month after delivery when she discovered she was...

Ghana: Melcom Donates to GAF Medical Services

The Melcom Cares Foundation (MCF) has presented three electrical appliances to the Department of Medical Services of the Ghana Armed...

Mozambique Receives Vaccines Against Cholera

Maputo — Mozambique has received 1.7 million doses of vaccines against cholera, a disease that has so far killed 85...

Tanzania: At Least 1,000 Diagnosed With TB in Katavi

Mpanda — ABOUT 1,000 people in Mpanda Municipality of Katavi region have been diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) during a period...

Mozambique Begins Massive Post-Cyclone Cholera Vaccination Drive

Maputo, Mozambique — Health officials in Mozambique are set to hold a massive cholera vaccination campaign in Quelimane, a city...

Africa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreaks in Africa

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions living across 11 eastern...

Nigeria: Lassa Fever – Nigeria Records 784 Confirmed Cases, 142 Deaths in Three Months

The NCDC said that 71 per cent of all new confirmed Lassa fever cases were reported from Ondo, Edo and...

Africa: Post-Covid-19 – African Countries Opt for Green Economy