More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda
Kampala – Uganda announced on Thursday that it had received shipments of two more trial vaccines to test against... Read more
23 Dec, 2022
Japan approves Alzheimer’s blood test kit
Tokyo – Japan has approved a blood test kit to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, its manufacturer announced on Thursday, a... Read more
22 Dec, 2022
Gambian MPs target Indian pharma group over child deaths
Banjul – A Gambian parliamentary committee on Tuesday recommended that an Indian pharmaceutical company be banned and prosecuted over... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
UK ambulance workers ready to join widening strikes
London – UK ambulance workers readied to walk out on Wednesday, a day after nurses staged their second stoppage,... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
Uganda lifts lockdown in Ebola epicentre
Kampala – Uganda on Saturday lifted a two-month lockdown on two districts at the epicentre of the country’s Ebola... Read more
18 Dec, 2022
Three years into Covid, are we ready for the next pandemic?
Paris – Three years after the first Covid case was identified in China, preparations to stave off the next... Read more
16 Dec, 2022
‘Contaminated’ spinach causes hallucinations in Australia
Sydney – Health authorities in Australia have said nine people in Sydney suffered “toxic reactions” – including hallucinations –... Read more
16 Dec, 2022
Doctors, drugs, even bandages lacking in remote Niger clinics
Souloufeta – Asked what’s on her wish-list for her tiny clinic, Tchimaden Tafa starts to reel off a long... Read more
15 Dec, 2022
‘No space’: German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids
Berlin – When Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory... Read more
15 Dec, 2022
Report shows Senegal’s Covid relief funds were misused
Dakar – A coronavirus pandemic relief fund in Senegal fell victim to alleged criminal offences and mismanagement, according to... Read more
14 Dec, 2022
