South Africa: Patients, Staff Evacuated As Fire Guts Parts of Mitchells Plain Day Hospital

News24Wire

Patients and staff at the Mitchells Plain Day Hospital were evacuated on Friday morning after a fire broke out, the City of Cape Town's fire and rescue services said. Read more »

Kenya: Malaria Vaccine Launched in Kenya - Kenya Joins Ghana and Malawi to Roll Out Landmark Vaccine in Pilot Introduction

WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Government of Kenya for launching the world's first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. Read more »

Tanzania: MPs New Move to Eliminate Malaria

Citizen

Tanzania Parliamentarians Against Malaria (Tapama) on Wednesday commenced a major initiative to enhance political will and support legislators engagement to eliminate malaria come… Read more »

Ghana: UHAS Holds 3rd 'White Coat' Ceremony for 73 Medical Students

Ghanaian Times

THE third 'White Coat Ceremony' of the School of Medicine of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, took place on the main campus here on Wednesday. Read more »

Namibia: Pharmacies Challenge Govt Restriction On Codeine

Namibian

THE Pharmaceutical Society of Namibia is suing the government for restricting public access to vital medicine such as painkillers and cough syrup because they contain codeine. Read more »

Africa: Mugabe Dies Miles Away From Zimbabwe's Dilapidated Death Traps

Zimbabwe Independent

THE death of former president Robert Mugabe -- some 8 260 kilometres away from home in far-flung Singapore -- is a terrible indictment on his legacy and the state of the country's… Read more »

Nigeria: Missed Opportunity Amidst Successful Demographic Health Survey

Premium Times

A review of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) for 2018 indicates that a crucial opportunity has been missed. While the survey has seen some improvements since the… Read more »

Malawi: MPs Want Department of Nutrition Back in OPC

Nyasa Times

Members of Parliament (MPs) under HIV/ Aids and Nutrition Committee have asked government to revert the Department of Nutrition, HIV and Aids (DNHA) back to the Office of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Obstetric Fistula Must Be Stopped

Daily Trust

Obstetric Fistula is a medical condition whose leading etiology is "obstructed and prolonged" labor and is a medical condition in which a hole forms between the bladder and the… Read more »

South Africa: KZN Health Dept Does U-Turn On Hiring of Foreign Doctors

News24Wire

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has done an about-turn on a circular that went out stating that the hiring of foreign doctors would be halted. Read more »

South Africa: Govt Considers Expunging Marijuana-Related Criminal Records

allAfrica

The Department of Justice is working on new laws around the legalisation of marijuana in South Africa, and is considering amendments to expunge the criminal records of people who… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Doctors Remove Largest Cyst in the World

The Herald

Surgeons at Parirenyatwa Hospital have conducted a world record operation after successfully removing a 12,3kg 11-year-old kidney cyst from a patient, a feat that speaks volumes of… Read more »

Kenya: Bad Habits Drive Health Risks Among Kenya's Urban Poor [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

There's a rise of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries which is linked to changes in diet, physical activity and obesity. Read more »

Africa: Why Knowing What Black Mamba Venom Does to the Human Body Is Crucial [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Black mambas are extremely dangerous reptiles - in fact, many consider the species to be one of the world's deadliest snakes. They are found in southern and eastern Africa, and are… Read more »

South Africa: Health and Education Collapsing in Eswatini [analysis]

New Frame

A government directive preventing departments from hiring or creating new posts is leaving them understaffed and overworked to the point that children aren't being taught and… Read more »

Nigeria: "Hand Washing Died When Nigeria Became Ebola Free"

This Day

The Managing Director of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust, Dr. Niniola Williams, has decried the unfortunate decline in the practice of hand washing and use of hand… Read more »

Africa: Obesity in Africa - a Looming Health Catastrophe

Deutsche Welle

There is a silent epidemic sweeping through Africa and it's worse than HIV. Out of the 20 fastest rising countries with obesity, nearly half of them are in Africa. The health… Read more »

Sudan: Workshop On Glaucoma Disease to Be Held in Medani Friday

SNA

The Sudanese Glaucoma Society is due to organize an educational workshop on Glaucoma Disease at internal conference hall in Gezira university and to be attended by numerous… Read more »

Ghana: Health Service and Partners Conduct First Round Poilo Immunization Campaign in 6 Districts

WHO

Following confirmation of circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the environmental sample from Tamale Metropolis and also detection of Polio in a two (2) years,… Read more »

Sudan: Sit-in Against Toxic Mining Continues in South Kordofan

Radio Dabanga

Activist and residents of Talodi in Sudan's South Kordofan have reiterated their demands that all companies working in the field of gold exploration should be expelled, as their… Read more »

Sudan: Cholera Cases Rise in Sudan's Blue Nile - Who Responds

Radio Dabanga

The number of cholera cases in Blue Nile State has risen to 57 in various hospitals in various localities on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Promoting Urban Health in Africa

WHO

With over half of the global population now living in urban settings, cities and their leaders play a critical role in developing, implementing and enforcing policies to create… Read more »

Ghana: GHS Starts Polio Response Vaccination in Greater Accra [press release]

Ghana Govt.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has started a polio vaccination campaign in the Greater Accra region. The campaign, which started on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, will end on… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos and Its Stagnant Health Insurance Scheme

This Day

In a highly celebrated ceremony last December, the Lagos State government launched what was supposed to be the biggest mandatory health insurance scheme in the country -The Lagos… Read more »

Liberia: 'U.S.$200k Inadequate for Govt Hospital in Buchanan'

Observer

-- Rep. Joe requests for 100 percent increment Read more »