Tanzania’s COVID-19 Denial Risks Pulling Africa Back
As President John Magufuli downplays the severity of the coronavirus, Tanzanians are waking up to the reality that the virus is spreading. Health experts now...
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African Leaders to Tackle Covid, Conflict at Virtual Summit
African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent’s Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during...
Why Rich Countries Should Subsidize Vaccination Around the World
By Isaac Chotiner Vaccinating a fifth of the world’s vulnerable population would cost less than forty billion dollars; not doing so could incur losses of more...
UK Offer Covid-19 Vaccine to East Africa
The UK has a unique offer for East Africa – and that is what I have been discussing during my visit to the region last...
Sierra Leone Re-imposes Lockdown on Freetown as COVID Cases Spike
SIA-KAMBOU/AFP or licensors By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi and AFP The authorities of Sierra Leone have announced a new lockdown of the capital Freetown and a night...
Africa secures close to 300 million vaccine doses
The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday....
Health crisis in Nigeria as NDLEA Intensifies Cameroonian Border Surveillance on.Codeine Ban
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, has said that it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the Nigeria-Cameroon border so...
17,000 Kidney Failure Cases Diagnosed Annually in Nigeria
This year’s World Kidney Day, experts have raised alarm over rising incidences of kidney disease among Nigerians, saying, “each year, 17,000 new cases of kidney...
Hope Alive for 17 Couples In Nigeria -IVF
The Pharmaceutical Society of Hope has been rekindled for 17 couples challenged by infertility as they emerged winners during the first round of draws for...
Uganda’s Maternal Health Improves
By Carol Natukunda UGANDA’S maternal deaths have been reducing at an annual rate of 3.2 % in the last two decades, a newly released...
Angola, Cuba to Promote Training for Child Care
The professional training was the main issue of the speech given today by the organizing secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), Surina Acosta,...
S. Sudan Marks Global Handwashing Day With Calls For Cholera Fight
More than 800,000 children in South Sudan marked on Thursday the annual World Handwashing Day by washing their hands with soap and clean water in...
Dengue, Congo Fevers Claim Three More Lives
With the death of a 36-year-old due to Dengue fever, the disease’s death toll for the year reached five, while the number of patients to...
Johnson & Johnson Starts Ebola Vaccine Trial in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson has begun clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone. The vaccine regimen is part of a new study being conducted...
Pharmaceutical Company to Launch Cheaper Drugs For Chronic Diseases in Kenya
Kenyans will soon benefit from cheaper drugs to treat chronic diseases after a pharmaceutical company announced it would launch its products next month. The portfolio...
UN strikes Nigeria off Polio-Endemic List
Polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria, the World Health Organisation says. The World Health Organisation says polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. Only...
How to Get Rid of a Dry Cough
Five Methods:Staying Hydrated.Consuming Soothing .FoodUsing Humidity to Your Advantage.Using Medication.Treating the Underlying Problem There are very few things more annoying than a persistent dry cough....
New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone Prompts Expansion of Experimental Vaccine Trial – UN Health Agency
WHO team organizing intensive response to the new Ebola case reported in Kambia, Sierra Leone. Photo: WHO/S. Gborie The detection of a new case of...
Sierra Leone Confirms New Ebola Death
Health officials in Sierra Leone on Sunday confirmed a new death from the Ebola virus, less than a week after the last known Ebola patient...
8,000 Mosquito Bed Nets to Be Distributed In Southwest Region Of Cameroon
By Asong Sylvester and Nkeze Linda Public health practitioners in the Southwest Region have promised to improve the quality of health services despite the many...