Health
Africa CDC Mobilises Emergency Response Following Attack on Sudanese Hospital
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the mobilisation of an...
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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Shows Early Decline but Response Gaps Persist
The Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing...
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UPDATED:How Informed Consent in Medical Care Is Shaping Africa’s Future
Healthcare across Africa is developing rapidly, with new hospitals, treatments, and technologies reaching more communities every...
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WHO Calls on African Nations to Embed Palliative Care into Universal Health Systems
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called upon African governments to accelerate the integration of palliative...
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South Africa’s Sugar Addiction Driving Obesity Epidemic
One in three South Africans is now obese, and health experts fear the problem will worsen...
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How Economic Strain and Aid Cuts Drove Botswana to Declare a Public Health Emergency
Botswana has declared a national public health emergency following acute shortages of essential medicines and medical...
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Cholera kills eight, infects over 200 in northwest Nigeria
Acholera outbreak in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has killed at least eight people and infected more...
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Botswana launches medical fund in response to public health emergency
Botswana has announced the creation of a medical fund aimed at strengthening national health systems and...
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SA expert: Local cosmetic injectables safe despite overseas botulism scare
Arecent case in the United States has reignited global concerns about the potential dangers of aesthetic...
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WHO Director-General Advocates Health Tax Reform to Address Global Financing Gaps
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has proposed a significant expansion in the...
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