Health
$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...
South African Police Bust Multi-million Dollar Meth Lab, Arrest 4 Including 2 Mexicans
South African police have uncovered an industrial-scale meth lab in one of the country’s largest drug busts, arresting four suspects, including two Mexicans....
Sudan Civilians Suffer Horrendous Violence Amid Year-Long Conflict, Health System Collapse – MSF
Civilians in Sudan have faced horrendous violence, exacerbated by a collapsed health system with little international help, during more than a year of...
Enugu: Health Director Cautions Against Unnecessary Use Of Anti-Malaria Drugs
Dr Uchechukwu Okenwa, Director of Public Health and Disease Control at the Enugu State Ministry of Health, has advised Nigerians to stop taking...
France Recalls Contaminated Water Bottles Ahead of Olympics
French authorities have issued a recall for Olympics-branded water bottles for children, citing excessive endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A (BPA) levels. This recall comes...
Ghana: Number Of Confirmed Dengue Fever Cases Rise To 36
In a statement on Wednesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported a rise in dengue fever cases, with 36 confirmed in the Eastern...
Nigerian Doctor-Patient Ratio 1000 Per Cent Below WHO Standard – NMA
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Bala Audu, has revealed that Nigeria’s doctor-patient ratio is far below the World Health...
Côte d’Ivoire Begins New Malaria Vaccine Campaign for Children
Health workers in Côte d’Ivoire have begun vaccinating children with the world’s second vaccine for malaria on Monday, becoming the first country to...
Ghana Reports 9 Cases Of Dengue Fever
Ghana has reported nine cases of Dengue Fever in the Eastern Region. This follows unusual cases of clinical malaria that did not respond...