A meeting convened by the World Health Organisation on Friday warned that there was a risk of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo spreading rapidly, even across internatonal ... Read more »
With the country's unreliable electricity, storage of the vaccines will be tricky, as they require temperatures between minus 60 celsius (-76°F) and minus 80 celsius ... Read more »
Therapists have said that many injuries are being caused by lugging buckets of grey water from showers and washing machines to recycle in the toilet or garden. Read more »
Experts in Tanzania have raised concerns about rising cases of eye cancer also known as Retinoblastoma, which commonly affects children. Statistics show that the disease ... Read more »
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure is a condition wherein blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. According to the World Health Organisation, high blood ... Read more »
Following the World Health Organisation's declaration that Nigeria and other African countries are at risk of an Ebola virus outbreak, the Senate has pleaded with the Joint Health ... Read more »
The nationwide strike by health workers may suffer a setback, following a decision by doctors to provide patients with medical care. The Joint Health Sector Unions embarked on a ... Read more »
The World Health Organization has said that nineteen people have died so far in the latest Ebola outbeak with a total of 39 cases reported in the northwestern Equateur province, ... Read more »
Tanzania government has asked for investments in its pharmaceutical industries in an effort to cut down the cost of importing drugs. The country imports 96% of medicines and ... Read more »
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's rapidly-organised visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo comes against the backdrop of strong criticism of the World Health Organization for its ... Read more »
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