Health

Today, at an awards ceremony at his small rural school attended by his whole village, Cambridge University Press named local hero, Akeem...

Ten outstanding early career scientists from nine African countries have been awarded four-year fellowships that will build their capacity to...

Port Sudan — Sudanese stranded in Port Sudan said that the lack of a yellow fever vaccination card hindered their...

A lack of trained staff with the right skills has seen the region frequently facing supply chain system breakdown and...

The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned of a looming health crisis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex. The...

Alarming Report Reveals Troubling Water Quality, Raises Health Concerns TimesLive reports that more than half of South Africa's drinking water...

Mr Salako explained that the lack of adequate funding for medical research is responsible for the poor health indices in...

"Quacks have caused the death of many unsuspecting citizens." The Chairperson of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Enugu State,...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and European Commission have announced the inauguration of a significant partnership in digital health to...

The United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care is committing £2 million to support the Nigerian government in strengthening...

Cricket Namibia and its partners presented a monetary contribution to the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) over the weekend during...

A team of paediatric surgeons and anaesthetists from Humanity First UK supported Gambian colleagues to perform complex surgeries on children...

China Uganda friendship hospital Naguru, Entebbe regional referral hospital and Hoima regional referral hospital are without water this morning. This...

Zanzibar — THE Zanzibar Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed the existence of expired medicines worth more than 3.3bn/-...

Effective Monday, June 5, 2023 -- as soon as revised CoVID-19 Rules & Regulations are duly gazetted -- the Presidential...

Windhoek — Namibia ranks fourth in the rate of suicide on the African continent, the country's deputy minister of health...

Majority say relief assistance was distributed unfairly. Key findings Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Almost one-third (32%) of Batswana say...

People in South Africa who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) often also have other health issues. HIV, which drives much...

Brasilia, Brazil — By Winnie Byanyima and Sir Michael Marmot The COVID-19 crisis has shone a light on the danger...

The union said the strike had been suspended due to the progress made during the engagement with the president. Health...

Brazzaville — Every year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally and an estimated 19-23 million tons...

Mental health problems often stem from various challenges, including social issues related to loneliness or depression, environmental factors caused by...

Nigeria Health Watch is delighted to announce a project close-out event for the end of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative...

Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) have raised alarm over a pending crisis in the country over the unsafe food consumed in the...

More than 6,700 Ghanaians die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health has stated....

About 300 head porters were yesterday screened for various diseases during a health screening exercise organised by the Commission on...

A previous study( Dreher and Davenport, 2013) found that avocado and its oil encourage heart health by balancing blood lipids....

An American-based organization under the nomenclature, "Direct Relief" has donated a huge assorted medical consignment to the CB Dumber Hospital...

Lilongwe, Malawi June 5 2023: Today is World Environment Day, a day the UN set aside to encourage awareness and...

The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) is investigating Bugiri district officials for appointing a less qualified person to the positions of...

Bukoba — MINISTER for Health, Ms Ummy Mwalimu has tasked research institutions in the country, including the Sokoine University of...

Darfur / El Obeid — The latest Sudan Price Bulletin from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) indicate...

As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending...

Dozens of patients are facing prolonged stays at Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital, as they are unable to leave due to...

Nairobi — Kenya on Sunday joined the rest of the world in marking the observance of National Cancer Survivor Day,...

So far, 26 people have died from cholera, the newest victim hailing from the epicentre of the bacterial disease in...

In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the "pandemic treaty," was shared...

TANZANIA has recorded 64 new cases of the Covid-19, increasing from 45 cases recorded four weeks ago, according to the...

The Department of Health has alerted the public of an increasing circulation of influenza, also known as "flu", around the...

Mercer University, in partnership with the Genocide Survivors' Graduates Association (GAERG), successfully concluded a comprehensive professional training program in business...