November 15
South Africa: Health Department to Take Medical Approach to Heroin Crisis
GroundUp
In response to high rates of heroin use, the government will pilot an opioid agonist therapy program Read more »
South Africa: Mental Health / Bonitas - 70 Percent of South Africans Are Not Coping Mentally
Daily Maverick
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 'Globally, one person attempts suicide every 26 seconds and one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds.' Each suicide is a… Read more »
November 14
South Africa: 'Smoke Them Out' Remark at Illegal Miners Sparks Outrage - South African News Briefs - November 14, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: Global Diabetes Epidemic Reaches Critical Levels With 800 Million Cases
UN News
Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released to coincide with World… Read more »
Africa: WHO Announces Surge In Measles Cases Globally
WHO
Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S.… Read more »
Uganda: Public Warned Against Turning to Native Healers for Mpox Symptoms
Nile Post
Stakeholders and authorities in public health have warned the public against seeking Mpox treatment from traditional healers or herbalists. Read more »
Africa: New Study Provides First Evidence of African Children with Severe Malaria Experiencing Partial Resistance to World's Most Powerful Malaria Drug [press release]
ASTMH
A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria drug may be emerging in the group of patients that accounts for most of the… Read more »
Africa: Peer Power - How Youth-Led Outreach Can Transform PrEP Access in Tanzania #HIVR4P2024
allAfrica
Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin,… Read more »
Africa: 24 Million Adults Living With Diabetes in Africa - WHO
Leadership
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 24 million adults in Nigeria and other African countries are currently living with diabetes, and half of the cases are… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Kicks Over Reps' Move to Establish 16 New Health Institutions
Leadership
The Minister of Health, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate has warned against the duplication of health institutions across the country in the face of scarce resources. Read more »
East Africa: Vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease a Win for East Africa
SciDev.Net
A new vaccine, designed to protect East African cattle against all major strains of foot and mouth disease, is offering hope to small-scale farmers battling the highly contagious… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Colonial Powers Tried to Stifle Traditional Healing in Zimbabwe. They Failed and Today It's a Powerful Force for Treating Mental Illness [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In Zimbabwe's Shona language, mental illness is known as chirwere chepfungwa or kupenga. Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n'anga) played an… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Wish - High-Level Roundtable - Protecting Health in Armed Conflict - 14 November 2024 [document]
WHO
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Uganda: Journalists Trained to Combat Mpox Misinformation
Nile Post
Journalists from South-western region have received critical training on Mpox disease reporting, aiming to empower the media to effectively inform the public, combat… Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Raises Alarm Over Rising Cases of Diabetes Globally
Premium Times
WHO's Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said there has been an increase in the number of diabetes cases over the past three decades. Read more »
South Africa: Signed and Stalled - Critical Healthcare Deal in Gauteng Teetering On the Brink
spotlight
An extended impasse over a vital agreement for training and improved hospital management between the Gauteng Department of Health and Wits University remains derailed, despite… Read more »
Kenya: 3.6 Million Children Immunized Against Polio - PS Muthoni
Capital FM
The Ministry of Health says a total of 3.6 million children have been vaccinated of the second polio dose translating to 86 per cent of the expected target amid safety concerns by… Read more »
Nigeria: Pshan 2024 - Celebrating Healthcare Excellence, Inspiring Change
This Day
In a night of glamour and inspiration, the 2024 Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, PSHAN, Annual Gala and Awards Night spotlighted the unsung heroes of Nigeria's healthcare… Read more »
Nigeria: Demyhealth Provides Nigerians With More Healthcare Options Through Genomic Research Programs
This Day
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Zimbabwe: Knowledge of Snakes Vital for Healthcare Workers
The Herald
As the country is already into the snake season which usually lasts from September to March - it is quite important for the public and medical experts to familiarise themselves… Read more »
Uganda: Six-in-One Vaccine Vital to Guard Against 100-Day Cough
Independent (Kampala)
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a preventable disease, yet it still kills more than 150,000 children under five every year - most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Read more »
November 13
Rwanda: Rwanda Begins Countdown To End of Marburg Outbreak [press release]
WHO
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient… Read more »
Zimbabwe: After Declaring End to Cholera Outbreak, Zimbabwe Sees New Cases
VOA
Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that killed more than 700 people over an 18-month period. Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Battling Plastic Pollution and Waste Crisis, Activists Say
RFI
Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To… Read more »
South Sudan: Urgent Action Needed to Address Growing Cholera Outbreak [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared… Read more »
