Health
Senegal reports mpox case, patient in isolation
Senegal authorities said they had detected a case of mpox in a foreign man who arrived in the West African...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as “major advance”
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomed the approval of the first ever malaria treatment specifically...
Read moreDetailsNigerian nurses end strike following deal with government
Nurses in Nigeria's public hospitals suspended their seven-day "warning strike" on Saturday after reaching an agreement with the government over...
Read moreDetailsNigerian nurses strike for pay and staffing as talks collapse
Nurses in Nigeria's public hospitals began a seven-day "warning" strike on Wednesday, demanding improved remuneration, better working conditions and increased...
Read moreDetailsMeningitis outbreak kills 26 in northwest Nigeria, official says
At least 26 people have died from a meningitis outbreak in Nigeria's northwest Kebbi state, a local health official said...
Read moreDetailsSouth African health agency calls for coal-fired power station phase-out
An influential South African government agency recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations on Thursday as it published a...
Read moreDetailsNigeria sets organ transplant rules to fight exploitation
Nigeria launched comprehensive standards and guidelines for organ and tissue transplants on Thursday, aiming to regulate a sector plagued by...
Read moreDetailsUN appeals for funds to help contain Uganda Ebola outbreak
The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help fund Uganda's response to an Ebola...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa on high alert following reemergence of Mpox cases
South African health authorities have called for heightened public vigilance after three new laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox were reported in...
Read moreDetailsUganda discharges last Ebola patients, says outbreak contained
Uganda has discharged the last eight patients who were recovering from an Ebola outbreak declared last month, health authorities reported...
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