Health

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns

The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over…

May 26, 2020

Artemisia: plant behind Madagascar’s purported virus cure

Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made…

May 23, 2020

Kenyans warned of new Covid-19 symptoms

Kenyans and medics have been advised to be vigilant after reports that people infected by coronavirus across the world were…

May 22, 2020

Madagascar to sign confidentiality clause with WHO on COVID-Organics

President Andry Rajoelina says Madagascar will sign a confidentiality clause with the World Health Organization on the formulation of COVID-Organics,…

May 21, 2020

Seychelles virus-free with full recoveries, no death

Another island nation, Seychelles, has attained virus-free status after the Health Ministry announced full recoveries as of Monday May 18.…

May 19, 2020

Health: Uganda’s COVID-19 cases rise to 227

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 227 after 24 people tested positive to the virus.…

May 17, 2020

Health: Madagascar’s COVID-19 drink goes for testing in Germany

Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam are among a group of researchers from Germany…

May 16, 2020

Madagascar’s COVID-Organics: testimonies and medical caution

Amid growing support across Africa and caution by the World Health Organization, WHO; some Madagascans are queuing on a daily…

May 14, 2020

Have heart failure? Take precautions during pandemic

Heart failure raises the risk of complications and death from Covid-19, and requires extra vigilance during the pandemic, the American…

May 13, 2020

South Africa reports resurgence of African swine fever

South Africa has detected cases of African Swine Fever in the Eastern Cape Province. The presence of the disease in…

May 12, 2020

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