World Health Organisation Supports Angola in Fighting Against Yellow Fever
World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged financial support and equipment to combat the outbreak of yellow fever and other diseases in Angola. The pledge came from director of the international body, Margareth Chan. The WHO official announced this Tuesday to the press at the end of an audience the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo […]
Nigeria Records First Baby From Frozen Egg
Nigeria has recorded the first successful birth of a baby conceived from frozen egg of a 44-year-old woman, who had suffered infertility for eight years, making it the first in the country and West Africa. The birth and conception of the baby, named Tiwatope, which is the 5001st in the world, were carried out by […]
Tanzania Govt to Hire 10,000 Health Workers This Year
THE government plans to hire about 10,000 health workers before the end of this financial year, to team up with the current workforce in order to strengthen health service delivery in the country, it was announced. The Deputy Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr Hamisi Kigwangala, said this in Dar es […]
Measles Kills Over 20 Children in Nigeria
Lagos State Government on Monday identified measles as the ‘strange’ disease that has killed over 20 children in Eti-Osa area of the state. The state commissioner for health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this to journalists added that water samples also confirmed traces of bacterial infection as a result of poor environmental issues in the […]
Breaking News: Zika Virus Terrorizes South America, World Health Organisation Very Nervous
These haunting images show health workers fumigating homes, schools and graveyards as South American officials desperately try to limit the spread of the Zika virus, which was today declared a global health emergency. The World Health Organisation said the outbreak should be considered a ‘public health emergency of international concern’, putting the mosquito-borne disease in […]
Zika Virus Forces Nigeria To Ban Trips to Latin America
IN the light of the spread of the deadly Zika virus to some countries, the Federal Government has placed restrictions on travels to Latin America until the situation improves. The restriction particularly affects pregnant women, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole said yesterday.The virus has so far spread to 23 countries, especially in Latin […]
Ethiopian Women Are Having Fewer Children Than Their Mothers
Ethiopia has seen a massive cut in its fertility rate, from an average of seven children per woman in the 1990s to 4.6 currently. But how has it managed this? Experts say the country has made this turnaround because of a combination of factors. “Women stay longer in school, the standard of living is increasing […]
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health Launches ‘Maternal and Child Health Week’
The ministry of health, through the Rwanda biomedical centre (RBC), has launched a sensitization campaign aimed at improving the health of new born babies and mothers. The campaign, dubbed ‘Maternal and Child Health Week’, was launched in Burera district on Monday during the commemoration of the international hand washing day and the world polio day. […]
THERE IS NOW A URINE MALARIA TEST (UMT) IN NIGERIA
Urine Malaria Test (UMT), a malaria test that diagnoses the disease within 25 minutes using drops of urine samples, received the 2015 Health Innovation Challenge Awards on Tuesday, October 28. The award comes with a grant of $100,000 and an enrollment in the Nigerian Health Innovation Marketplace (NHIM) programme; both benefits are aimed at supporting […]
China Ends One Child Policy After 35years
China have announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy today, with official state media confirming that all couples will now be allowed to have two children. A communique was issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing to chart the country’s plans for the next five years. Despite being […]
