Health
Kenya government confirms readiness to accept Ebola patients under US deal as court suspends plan
A Kenyan government official has confirmed that the country is prepared to accept Ebola patients from abroad under a reported arrangement with the...
DR Congo Asks FIFA for World Cup Ticket Refunds After Ebola Travel Ban Blocks Fans from Attending
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made a formal request to FIFA for a full refund of World Cup tickets purchased by...
Nigeria’s Largest Meth Lab Bust Exposes Cartel Terror Links and Tinubu’s Government Failure
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has dismantled the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, arresting 10 suspects...
Bill Gates Ebola Vaccine Grant Matches Deadly Outbreak as FBI Probes Scientist Smuggling Pathogens From DR Congo
A new Ebola outbreak in central Africa has ignited a firestorm of criticism against billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, as the timing of a...
Congo Ebola Deaths Hit 131 With Over 500 Suspected Cases
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 131 suspected deaths, the Congolese health...
Ghana Rejects US Health Deal Over Data Privacy Concerns
Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States worth around 300 million dollars, citing serious concerns about data privacy and...
Three Dead, Several Ill as Suspected Hantavirus Spreads on Cruise Ship Near West Africa
A cruise ship carrying dozens of passengers has been denied permission to dock off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected outbreak...
Doctors Strike Over 19 Months Unpaid Allowances as Patients Turned Away from Federal Hospitals
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced an indefinite nationwide strike, withdrawing services across all public hospitals in protest against the...
Surrogacy in Ghana Marketed at Berlin Fertility Fair Raises Ethical Concerns
A growing controversy is emerging around the global surrogacy industry after a Ghana-based program was promoted at a major fertility fair in Berlin,...
Ghana Moves Forward With Regulated Cannabis Sector
Authorities in Ghana have officially opened applications for licences allowing businesses and individuals to cultivate, process and manage cannabis for industrial and medicinal...
Three Doctors Suspended as Medical Council Probes Death of Chimamanda Adichie’s Son
Nigeria’s medical regulatory authority has taken the rare and serious step of suspending three senior doctors while it investigates the circumstances surrounding the...
Zimbabwe Rejects $350m US Health Deal Over Sovereignty Dispute
Zimbabwe has formally withdrawn from negotiations on a proposed $350 million health funding agreement with the United States after President Emmerson Mnangagwa directed...