President Edgar Lungu has dispatched the military to contain an outbreak of cholera which has killed 41 people in Lusaka and affected more than 1,500 others since September 2017. Read more »
The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia has said that the current stock of blood for emergency blood transfusions is only enough to last for one week. This comes after the South ... Read more »
Health Cabinet Secretary, Cleopa Mailu, has warned that anyone found contravening the control of shisha smoking rules will be "liable to a fine not exceeding U.S.$484, or to ... Read more »
Tandahimba District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba has ordered police to arrest 55 secondary school girls who became pregnant in the past two years. Speaking during a district ... Read more »
The Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group, which serves as the principal advisory group to the WHO, says that the region is off track to achieve the Global Vaccine Action ... Read more »
A committee found that in its pure state, cannabidiol - commonly referred to as CBD - does not appear to have abuse potential or cause harm. It recommended that the compound not be ... Read more »
The African National Congtess's committee of social transformation has affirmed its commitment to decriminalising sex work, which it hopes could help reduce new HIV infections by ... Read more »
Ongoing clashes between militias and security forces have displaced thousands of families and left 850,000 children in the DR Congo without access to basic services. Now the World ... Read more »
A pregnant woman became one of the victims of over-stretched health services when her husband had to hire a car to take her to Adjumani Hospital to deliver her baby. The region in ... Read more »
Hundreds of millions of Africans are faced with the appalling choice between seeking life-saving medical care and putting food on their tables, writes Graça Machel. In a ... Read more »
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