Health

Nigerian Govt Makes Demands From World Bank To Reposition Health Sector

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has solicited the support of the World Bank in establishing an effective medical…

September 9, 2019

A Grim and Deadly History of Ebola in Africa

The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went past 2 000 on…

August 31, 2019

‘Ebola kills but heals quickly’ – Congolese doctor after 2 patients get ‘cured’

Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared…

August 14, 2019

BREAKING: Ebola Now Curable After Trials of Drugs in DRC, Say Scientists

Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease, scientists have said, after two of four drugs being trialled in…

August 12, 2019

More Hungry Zimbabwe’s in 2019 Than Ever Before – WFP

Zimbabwe’s World Food Programme Director, Eddie Rowe, told CNN this past week that Zimbabwe is facing the most serious food…

August 11, 2019

WHO Says No New Ebola Cases in Goma, Vaccinates over 1,300

The World Health Organisation has vaccinated over 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with the Ebola virus in the…

August 11, 2019

Rwanda Ready to Curtail Outbreak of Ebola – Audu

With the air distance between the two countries just 979 miles, Rwanda has spoken its readiness to check the outbreak…

August 10, 2019

Burundi Disputes UN Malaria Stats: Says 4.3m Infected, 1,400 Deaths

The government of Burundi on Thursday officially disputed recent reports that close to half of its population were affected by…

August 9, 2019

Parliament Releases National Health Insurance Bill

Medical aids as we know them will disappear by 2026 under the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill released today. Health…

August 8, 2019

1,800 Dead as Malaria ‘Epidemic’ Rages in Burundi – UN

Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the U.N.’s humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivaling…

August 7, 2019

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