Cholera outbreak kills seven in Ivory Coast: health ministry
Abidjan – A cholera outbreak in Ivory Coast has killed seven people in the economic capital Abidjan since late May,... Read more
6 Jun
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years for abusing children
Vannes – A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually... Read more
29 May
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 172 in one week
Port Sudan – Sudan’s health ministry reported on Tuesday a spike in cholera cases in the war-torn country, with 2,700... Read more
28 May
French court to rule on surgeon who abused children for decades
Vannes – A French court is to give its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a surgeon who admitted... Read more
28 May
French surgeon says deserves no ‘leniency’ after abusing child patients
Vannes – A French surgeon who sexually abused hundreds of patients over two decades, most of them minors, said... Read more
27 May
Too dangerous to save lives: Cape Town paramedics wait for police as victims bleed
Cape Town – The call came in just after 7:00 pm as the paramedics began the night shift: a... Read more
6 May
Patients with leprosy face lasting stigma in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy – a disease that still affects thousands... Read more
23 Apr
Hospital denies 15-year-old Zimbabwean girl a transplant – report
Cape Town – Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is reportedly at the centre of a heated legal battle after... Read more
16 Apr
Unprecedented crisis’ in Africa healthcare: report
Nairobi – Africa’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that the continent faces “an unprecedented financing crisis”... Read more
4 Apr
SAMA demands slimmer cabinet
Cape Town — The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to decrease the size... Read more
19 Jun, 2024
