Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health
Banat – Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
Accra – Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Africa sees 63% rise in diseases spread from animals to humans in decade, says WHO
Brazzaville – Africa faces a growing threat from zoonotic diseases such as monkeypox, the WHO said on Thursday, with... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Tanzania probes mystery illness after three die
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania has dispatched a team of doctors and health experts to investigate a mysterious disease... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
Ghana reports two suspected cases of Marburg virus
Accra – Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as... Read more
8 Jul, 2022
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
Geneva – The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the... Read more
7 Jul, 2022
DRC declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Brazzaville – The Democratic Republic of Congo declared its latest Ebola outbreak over on Monday, the World Health Organisation... Read more
4 Jul, 2022
DRC drug manufacturing plan sparks safety concerns
Kinshasa – Sitting at his desk overlooking a pharmaceutical factory floor on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa,... Read more
4 Jul, 2022
Angola’s Jose Eduardo dos Santos ‘critical’ after cardiac arrest, his family says
Luanda – Angola’s ailing former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos is in a “critical and delicate” condition after suffering... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Mauritius lifts most Covid restrictions
Port Louis – Mauritius has reopened nightclubs and bars, lifted restrictions on gatherings, and scrapped a public mask mandate as... Read more
29 Jun, 2022
