Health
Guinea Announces 80 Per cent State-Funded Health Coverage For Active, Retired Civil Servants
The Prime Minister of Guinea, Mamadou Bah Oury, has announced an 80 per cent health coverage plan for retired civil servants, funded by...
Israeli-supplied Tear Gas To Kenyan Security Forces Endangers Kenyans Health – Report
A report by Thraets, a non-profit research group on digital rights, in collaboration with Africa Uncensored, has revealed that the tear gas grenades...
COVID-19 Surge Hits Paris Olympics, Over 40 Athletes Test Positive
According to reports, more than 40 athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, with a concerning rise in...
Ogun Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike Over Pay Disparity Amid #EndBadGovernance Protests
Doctors in Ogun State, represented by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), have embarked on an indefinite strike issues of unresolved allowances. The strike,...
Over 31 Protesters Arrested At MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja
The Abuja Police Command has arrested at least 31 protesters at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, the designated location for the #EndBadGovernance protests....
Diabetes Patients Lament As Cost Of Medication Soars From N70,000 To N180,000
Diabetes patients in Abuja have lamented the surging cost of medications, which they said increased from N70,000 to N180,000 per month. The patients...
Kwara Faces Severe Doctor Shortage: Only 650 Attend To Over 3.6 Million Population
The Kwara State Branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Tuesday alerted that only 650 doctors are serving a population of over...
Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré Donates 15 Mobile Clinics To Health Ministry
Burkinabe’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré has donated 15 equipped mobile care units and cold chain equipment to the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene....
$250,000 ECOWAS Funds For VVF Treatment Diverted To Train Doctors – Women Affairs Minister
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said the $250,000 funds provided by the Economic Community of West African...
ABUTH Resident Doctors Call Off 5-Day Strike After ‘Talks With Management’
Resident doctors at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) have suspended their proposed five-day warning strike. The strike, which began on July 22,...
Liberian Women Demand Safe Abortion Rights, Abolition Of FGM
Liberian women have demanded the right to have abortions for safety and health purposes, New Dawn reported on Tuesday. Abortion in Liberia is...
ABUTH Doctors Begin 5-day Strike Over Salary Issues
Resident doctors at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) in Shika, Kaduna State, have embarked on a five-day warning strike to address salary...