The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the countryâs premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Health: Price of hydroxychloroquine increased
The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and…
NEWS: Former president of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa suffered…
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa was suffering from malaria and died of a heart attack, his family said Sunday, scotching rumours that he succumbed to coronavirus. âMkapa was found with malaria and he was admitted…
Over 10,000 health workers in Africa has been…
The World Health Organization (WHO) nowadays (July 23) warned of the chance posed by COVID-19 to fitness employees throughout Africa. More than 10 zero fitness workers in the forty international locations which have stated on such…
Health: Hypertension, ulcers drugs could cause cancer –…
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said two important drugs, Ranitidine and Angiotensin II receptor blockers, may be having nitrosamine, an impurity that causes cancer. Ranitidine is used to treat patients with ulcers, and Angiotensin…
Zimbabwe: Health minister Moyo sacked
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo was yesterday fired by President Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct. He is facing criminal charges over a procurement deal for overpriced medical supplies that was eventually killed on…
Central African Republic suffers revenue losses due to…
The Central African Republic, one of the worldâs poorest nations, is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus on its economy. The country now has more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths, according…
Health: Madagascar COVID-19 herb majorly anti-malaria- FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said that findings from the analysis of Madagascarâs herb called âCOVID Organicsâ show the mixture contains largely anti-malaria constituents. It said that although the plant component of the herb grows…
Botswana coronavirus: president enters fourth quarantine
Botswana remains one of Africaâs least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict lockdown. President Eric Masisi…
The World: WHO warns âwe cannot let our…
The World Health Organisation has said it will âread carefullyâ a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers noted has the potential to cause another pandemic. A spokesman said the emergence of the…
Kenya: Shalom Hospital closed, turned into quarantine facility…
Machakos county government has shut down Shalom Hospital in Athi River after Covid 19 patients died at the facility. The hospital was sealed off on Friday evening out of fear that some other patients might…
Health: South Africa to start first COVID-19 vaccine…
South Africa announced Tuesday that it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Participants from across Africa will be vaccinated in the South African-led trial, researchers said…
Health: Africa gets closer to eradication of wild…
The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, is set to make its final decision about the regionâs wild poliovirus…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI undergoes successful heart operation
Moroccoâs King Mohammed VI â on Sunday successfully underwentâ an operation at the clinic of the Royal Palace in Rabat after a ârecurrence of heart rhythm disorder such as atrial flutter,â his medical team announced.…
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 countryâs purported traditional cure for COVID-19. In an interview with KnowAfrika, Rajoelina said his country will continue to administer…
Nigeria: Lagos government discharges 21 more COVID-19 patients
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday disclosed that 21 more COVID-19 patients; 4 females and 17 males, all Nigerians, had been discharged from the state isolation centres. He said the patients were discharged having fully…
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 -…
