Health
Gambia’s FGM Ban Under Threat as Imam Abdoulie Fatty and MP Almameh Gibba Push to Make Cutting Girls Legal Again
Two men are leading the charge to overturn The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation, and if they succeed, the practice that has...
From Yemen’s Khat Fields to Nigeria’s Gold Mines, Dehumanisation Fuels a Shared Drug Crisis
A social media post about Yemen’s khat addiction has sparked a conversation about how drug abuse is used to dehumanise entire populations, and...
BudgIT Exposes Taraba’s Rot: ₦5.55bn for Wukari, Patients Sleep on Mats at Jibu Hospital
A civic technology organisation, BudgIT, has exposed a stark contradiction in Taraba State, revealing that Wukari Local Government Area received a total of...
Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 23 Lives in Plateau State, 143 Suspected Cases Recorded
Twenty-three people have died from suspected diphtheria in Plateau State in the last two weeks, with 143 suspected cases recorded as the state...
Senegalese Company Produces First Africa-Made Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
A Senegalese pharmaceutical company has produced the first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease, a breakthrough that offers hope to millions of sufferers...
Tinubu Government’s Indifference to Nigerian Lives Laid Bare as Counterfeit Alcohol Poisons and Kills
A health crisis is quietly claiming Nigerian lives, but the government appears indifferent. Hospitals across the country are reporting a steady rise in...
A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
In 2012, Djibouti had effectively eliminated malaria within its borders, with just 27 cases recorded for the entire year. Then came Anopheles stephensi,...
DR Congo Ebola Cases Surpass 4,000 for First Time as Outbreak Becomes Fastest Spreading on Record
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, government data showed,...
Royal Caribbean Delayed Medication for African Family, Then Forced Them Off the Ship
A Nigerian family of five saw their dream vacation become a traumatic ordeal when Royal Caribbean forced them off the ship in Greece,...
Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
Uganda’s health minister has officially declared the country Ebola-free, bringing an end to the East African nation’s latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic...
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Surpasses 500 as Outbreak Continues to Expand
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 500, with health authorities and the World...
Burkina Faso Approves Health, Education and Urban Development Initiatives at Cabinet Meeting
Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers convened on Thursday under the chairmanship of the country’s highest authorities, adopting a series of decisions spanning health,...