AU Commission backs African candidate for WHO top position
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the continent’s richest man, Aliko Dangote on Monday took to Twitter to endorse […]
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WHO confirms Ebola cases in DRC’s isolated far north
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday confirmed a second case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and suspected 17 other cases. […]
Nigeria: Meningitis Deaths reach 745
An outbreak of Meningitis in Nigeria has killed 745 people as of Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous nation […]
Somalia: Drought kills 110 people in 2 days
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said some 110 people died in southern Somalia on Thursday and Friday as a result of drought. President Mohamed […]
Angola: Cholera kills Ten, Gov’t Unveils Emergency Plan
A cholera epidemic has killed about ten people since mid-December in three provinces in the far north of Angola, the country’s Health Minister Luis Sambo […]
Monkeypox Disease kills 10 in CAR
Monkeypox disease has killed about 10 people out of 19 patients who were undergoing treatment in the east of the Central African Republic, the country’s […]
The risk of Zika infection is ‘low and manageable – WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director General, Margaret Chan on Friday said, the risk of Zika infection has been found to be both low and manageable. Her […]
Ethiopia to Distribute 14 Million Praziquantel Tablets to School Children
Ethiopia has received around 14 million praziquantel tablets, used to treat schistosomiasis, for mass distribution to school children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
Africa Needs More Blood Donors – WHO
Africa is able to cater for only fifty percent of its annual requirement of blood despite demand in the continent being high, the World Health […]
Malnutrition in Niger Reaches Emergency Threshold, UN
Malnutrition has reached a critical point in landlocked Niger, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to the UN, malnutrition among children in the west-African […]