UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel
Dakar – Up to 50 percent of medicines in West Africa are substandard or fake, the UN warned Tuesday... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Countries call for WHO swift action on sexual abuse
Geneva – More than 50 countries on Tuesday told the World Health Organization that they wanted perpetrators of sexual... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
White House says US Covid emergency status to end May 11
Washington – The White House said on Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
Ivory Coast leprosy sufferers fight social exclusion
Duquesne-Cremone – “A week before my mother died, her house was broken into and burned down,” said Mathieu Okoma... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
Malawi cholera death toll passes 1 000
Lilongwe – A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1 000 people, the Health Ministry said on... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Free tattoos give hope for Dutch breast cancer survivors
Lelystad – Flowers and butterflies surround the scars left by the removal of Jacqueline van Schaik’s breasts, thanks to... Read more
17 Jan, 2023
Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries
Samuel Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started... Read more
15 Jan, 2023
UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition
Geneva – The United Nations called on Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gas
Paris – New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12 percent of childhood asthma cases has... Read more
12 Jan, 2023
Uganda declares end to deadly Ebola outbreak
Mubende – Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago... Read more
12 Jan, 2023
