Gabon Launches technical support programme for the national health development plan
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Gabonofficially launched its Technical Support Programme for the National Health Development Plan NHDP in Gabon, for which the American non-profit organisation, Management Science for Health (MSH), will provide technical support. Held in the presence of the First Deputy Prime Minister Paul Biyoghe Mba, in charge of Health, […]
Nigerian President Begs Doctors Not to Go On Strike
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its plan to embark on strike and give the federal government more time to address the grievances of doctors. Speaking at a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), President Buhari gave the doctors an assurance […]
Tanzania Govt to Search for Autistic Children Hidden By Parents
The government will soon start searching for autistic children, who have been hidden by their parents or caretakers, it was announced at the weekend. Siha district commissioner Charles Mlingwa said this while marking World Autism Awareness Day. He said the government would not tolerate the practice, he described as a violation of the rights of […]
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 […]
Angola is Facing a Yellow Fever Crisis
Angola is facing a public health emergency. Its under-funded hospitals, inadequate at the best of times, have been overwhelmed by a series of disease outbreaks, and the government has been forced to turn to private business and well-wishers for help. No one knows the true mortality figures a product of both Angola’s poor data-keeping and […]
Cancer Cure: Researchers Unveil Blood Cancer Therapy with ‘Exciting’ Results
An experimental therapy that harnesses the power of the immune system is showing remarkable success in the fight against some of the mostly deadly blood cancers. The work, headed up by Stanley Riddell, a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the U.S. state of Washington, involves engineering the patient’s immune system T-cells […]
Zika Virus Now In China
China’s official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday that the country had confirmed its first imported case of the Zika virus. Xinhua, citing the country’s National Health and Family Planning Commission, said the virus was found in a 34-year-old man who had traveled from Venezuela to his home in Ganxian county, Jiangxi province. The patient has […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Donates U.S.$1 Million to Seychelles
The American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, an increasingly active environmentalist, is donating $1 million to the Seychelles for the island nation’s climate change adaption fund, the environment minister said this week. The money is the first installment of a $5 million grant that several organizations will be giving the small island state in February that will […]
