Countries Gambia halts syrup paracetamol use after child deaths Banjul – The Gambia’s Health Ministry has asked hospitals to stop using syrup paracetamol after at least 28 children... Read more 10 Sep, 2022
Countries Egypt records its first monkeypox case Cairo – Egypt has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus, in a man who travelled regularly to... Read more 8 Sep, 2022
Countries How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns Vinayak Bhardwaj, Johns Hopkins University Zimbabwe and South Africa share a 225 km common border. There is only one... Read more 6 Sep, 2022
Countries Zimbabwe health system is in intensive care: how it got there Norman Nyazema, University of Limpopo Health systems are, at their core, meant to promote, restore or maintain health. Their... Read more 4 Sep, 2022
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Countries Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking up a storm Kudakwashe Vanyoro, University of the Witwatersrand A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral... Read more 4 Sep, 2022
Countries ‘I cried when I heard about the Superhero Day,’ mom says as 8-year-old Cape Town boy saves lives as organ donor Cape Town – Jack Tilling, a Grade 1 pupil at Eversdal Primary School in Durbanville, Cape Town, reportedly died... Read more 3 Sep, 2022
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World Four Indian women die after sterilisation procedure New Delhi – Four women have died and nine others were hospitalised after undergoing sterilisation at a government-run medical... Read more 31 Aug, 2022
Arts and Leisure LOOK | Mark Pilgrim says he’s preparing for radiation after 8 rounds of chemotherapy Cape Town – Seasoned broadcaster, Mark Pilgrim, has taken to social media to update his fans on his health,... Read more 31 Aug, 2022