After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to withdraw its teams from the North-West region, an area badly affected by years of armed violence between security forces and armed separatist groups.“We cannot stay any longer in a region where we are not […]
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While armed violence and violations of human rights have made the headlines in the past years, the impact of this crisis on people’s basic medical needs has often been overlooked in the international media. However, according to the latest UN figures, the flare up of violence in the anglophone regions of Cameroon has pushed more […]
Ethiopia since the two decades has been executing a number of programs in unprecedented and unwavering manner to improve the health sector; expand the coverage and make sure that all individuals have access to affordable healthcare services. Giving due emphasis to this, it has also been working untiringly to turn the commitment into tangible actions. […]
Researchers argue that although tremendous efforts in financing and coverage of malaria control have been made, the disease has continued to be public health threat not only in Ethiopia but also at global level. Hence, assessing the entomological nature of Anopheles mosquitoes; species composition, longevity, behavior and infectivity rates among others are highly essential. According […]
TANZANIA is attending a meeting of African countries that is expected to come up with a joint method of convincing the World Bank and International Monetary Funds (IMF) to support the continent on constructing digital infrastructures in a bid to mitigate the economic effects brought by the Covoid-19 pandemic. The meeting, which has brought together […]
The Federal Government has asked striking resident doctors to resume work, saying state governments were in charge of most of the issues they have raised. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, Thursday, said seven of the 12 matters raised by the National Association of Resident […]
The former president’s scheduled court appearance on Tuesday now ‘all depends on what the doctors say’, according to Correctional Services. The Department of Correctional Services announced on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital outside the Estcourt Correctional Centre, where he has been serving a sentence for contempt of court. […]
Thank you Programme Director Mr William Baloyi. Good morning and welcome to everyone who has joined us for this press briefing which serves to update the public on the vaccination rollout programme and related activities. Our ever present and supportive panelists who include: Professor Glenda Gray, CEO for Medical Research Council Ms Jackie Maiman, CEO […]
As of August 6, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,903,385 while over 49,596,450 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 174,835 and 6,038,295 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,497,655 and 73,873 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (665,325), Tunisia (602,757), Egypt (284,523), Ethiopia (282,498), Libya […]
Most infections with SARS-CoV-2 occur through the nose and throat and result in major changes to the epithelial cells, the cells forming the tissue that lines the outer layer of organs, blood vessels, and other parts of the body. The immune response in this area is key to the severity of the illness. In severe […]
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Zimbabwe: Covid-19 – Safe Care At Home
If you are caring for yourself or a loved one at home, how can you keep everyone safe? Who should be cared for at home? How to prevent COVID-19 infection to other family members? What red flags should you look for that tell you it is time to contact the health care provider? WHO’s Dr […]
Zimbabwe should soon start receiving initial shipments of its 5 million share of the 400 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine secured for Africa by the African Union (AU), the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef). The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe last month approved […]
The development, according to health experts, is putting more pressure on the country’s already overstretched health facilities. Nigeria on Thursday recorded 11 additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the total death toll in four days to 29. The country also recorded 566 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) […]
Kenya and Tanzania have resolved to foster good bilateral relations to help fight against the spread of Covid-19. This was disclosed during a meeting between Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and his Tanzanian counterpart Dr Dorothy Gwajima in Nairobi on Thursday. The two ministers agreed that cross border issues such as transport, Covid-19 testing […]
An experienced administrator and three times deputy minister, new Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla will have to take over a troubled portfolio in the middle of a pandemic. After holding three deputy posts, Dr Joe Phaahla was promoted to a full minister on Thursday night when President Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his Cabinet. Phaahla became […]
From medical doctor to high-ranking ANC politician, Dr Zweli Mkhize has had a distinguished career that on Thursday ended in a mess as he was allowed to step down from his position on the eve of a Cabinet reshuffle, vowing to fight findings that he acted corruptly. First a doctor and then a politician, nothing […]
As of August 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,859,784 while over 48,971,043 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 174,054 and 6,003,999 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,484,009 and 73,415 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (653,286), Tunisia (602,757), Egypt (284,472), Ethiopia (281,811), Libya […]
An invasive weed could escalate the spread of malaria in East Africa after scientists found new evidence that it creates a favourable breeding ground for female mosquitoes, which transmit malaria. In a study published in Scientific Reports last month, researchers found that the plant popularly known as “famine weed” releases chemicals called terpene from its […]