Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urgently studying a flu-like illness that has killed 31 people in the hospitals and 44 in the community while lab results indicate that it is malaria.…
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 published concerns that the drug may do more harm than good. The move comes after…
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 from artemisia, a green fern with an appearance similar to cannabis. Its proponents tout it…
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 exhibiting new symptoms. The ministry has also projected that the peak of infections in the…
Madagascar to sign confidentiality clause with WHO on…
President Andry Rajoelina says Madagascar will sign a confidentiality clause with the World Health Organization on the formulation of COVID-Organics, the purported cure for the coronavirus pandemic. He disclosed this after a teleconference with WHO…
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. The country becomes the third in recent times to achieve the feat behind Mauritius and…
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. The new cases include 14 Kenyans, six Tanzanians and four Ugandans who entered the country…
Health: Madagascar’s COVID-19 drink goes for testing in…
Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam are among a group of researchers from Germany and Denmark collaborating with the US company ArtemiLife to explore whether the Artemisia plant can…
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 basis to received the purported virus prevention and treating herbal cure, COVID-Organics. In front of…
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 Heart Association (AHA) says. More than six million people in the United States have heart…
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 the country was confirmed by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Thoko Didiza. The…
Madagascar president dismisses ‘all critics’ would they doubt…
President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has delivered a scathing verdict of persons increasingly speaking against the country’s purported traditional cure for COVID-19. In an interview with KnowAfrika, Rajoelina said his country will continue to administer…
Tanzania receives COVID-Organics, the Madagascar virus ‘cure’
Barely a week since President Magufuli of Tanzania said the country was interested in COVID-Organics, the Malagasy preventive / curative, potion for coronavirus, a consignment was delivered on Friday according to reports. The donation comes…
Kenya set to turn herbal medicine to treat…
Kenya has identified some herbal medicines likely to treat and could possibly cure Coronavirus. The front-runner is a herbal product developed by the Kenya Medical Research Institute to treat herpes simplex, a common viral disease…
Guinea-Bissau PM, 3 others test positive for COVID-19
The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, announced on Wednesday that he had been contaminated by the new coronavirus, and, according to the Minister of Health, three other members of the government are also…
Uganda restricts trucks on busy route to curb…
Uganda has stepped up restrictions on trucks passing through its territory – limiting them to one driver and banning them from stopping over in hotels – in a bid to curb the spread of the…
Top scientist in Kenya unveils ARV drugs to…
A US-based Kenyan scientist has unveiled the world's first antiretroviral (ARV) drug to be taken once-a-year. Prof Benson Edagwa and his colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center modified an existing ARV drug -…
Escapee delays countdown to Ebola epidemic in the…
The latest Ebola patient was discharged from hospital on Sunday in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are searching for another patient who has escaped, delaying the end of the epidemic. A seven-year-old…
Kenya: The similarities of Spanish flu to coronavirus
The 1918 influenza pandemic – called the “Spanish flu” – remains the most significant public health event ever recorded in human history. It’s estimated that half a billion people were infected, and that between 20…
