Tigray Region Reports a Surge in Malaria Cases, With 17,000 Weekly Infections Recorded Amid Healthcare Disruptions
Addis Standard
The Tigray Regional Health Bureau has reported an alarming surge in malaria cases, with 17,000 new infections recorded weekly over the past two weeks and 13 related deaths… Read more »
Mitrelli and Angola Inaugurate Third Hospital in just one Year [announcement]
allAfrica
This week, the Swiss company Mitrelli celebrated another milestone in the West African country of Angola, inaugurating its third state of the art hospital in the space of a… Read more »
Nigerian Senators Met in London to Perfect Defection Plan - Lawmaker
Premium Times
The senator said that part of the London agreement was that one senator would defect to the ruling party. Read more »
Nigeria Begins Mpox Vaccination
Premium Times
According to the NPHDA Chief Executive Director, Muyi Aina, the vaccination is mostly targeted at health workers in facilities where cases have been diagnosed and close contacts of… Read more »
Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Growing Antimicrobial Resistance Threat in African Region [press release]
WHO-AFRO
Despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to avert predictions of 4.1… Read more »
Why the Competition Commission's Decision On Two Cancer Medicine Cases Could Have Much Wider Implications
spotlight
There is a history of competition law being used to drive HIV medicine prices lower in South Africa. Now, two cases involving cancer medicines seem set to nail down what qualifies… Read more »
Liberia Prioritizes High-Risk Groups for 10,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses
Liberian Observer
Liberia is set to receive over 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine, with health workers, security personnel, and the elderly population identified as priority groups for… Read more »
The Silent Killer - Why Chronic Respiratory Disease Deserves Global Attention [press release]
WHO
Each year, over 3 million lives are silently cut short by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a noncommunicable disease too often overlooked despite affecting over 380… Read more »
World Toilet Day - 48m People Practice Open Defecation in Nigeria - Unicef
Vanguard
·Says 70% of schools without access to basic sanitation services Read more »
Angola Confirms First Case of Mpox in Luanda
ANGOP
A case of Mpox, a disease formerly called monkeypox, has been confirmed in Luanda in a 28-year-old woman of Congolese nationality, ANGOP has learned. Read more »
34,000 Liberians Living With HIV
Liberian Investigator
Thirty-four thousand (34,000) Liberians are living with HIV, and the National AIDS Commission is urging urgent, united action to reignite the fight against the epidemic ahead of… Read more »
We Studied Drug-Resistant Bacteria On Hospital Surfaces in Six Countries. This Is What We Found [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines. Read more »
Experts Warn HIV Progress At Risk Without Sustained Efforts, Rights-Based Interventions
Nile Post
Globally, over 31 million people are now living with HIV, a stark increase from 8 million decades ago. In 2023 alone, 380,000 new infections were recorded, highlighting persistent… Read more »
Health Services Continue in Abuja, Lagos Hospitals Amid Medical Consultants' Strike
Premium Times
The association had on Monday declared a seven-day warning strike over alleged government's failure to take significant steps in addressing its demands. Read more »
'Be Wary of Anthrax, Blackleg'
The Herald
While the rainy season traditionally associated with a flourishing landscape of growth and lush greenery, the Government has reminded farmers of the risks of anthrax and blackleg… Read more »
