The number of unreported COVID cases in Africa is higher than predicted, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. WHO’s recent findings noted that the number…
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Today is World Health Day. In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, it is a day dedicated…
Doctors, physiotherapists and dentists authorised by the Medical Syndicates Union have been added to the list of beneficiaries for the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) initiative…
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), better known as Doctors Without Borders, has ceased operations in Cameroon’s southwest anglophone regions and requested the release of four…
Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. In 2016, 2.5 million…
Each year, the world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB,…
An eight-country delegation, including seven African nations, has pledged to take all necessary measures to interrupt transmission of guinea worm disease and certify its eradication by…
Kalumbi Shangula, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, confirmed cases of typhoid fever in the capital district on Wednesday. “Following the report of the first…
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the…
Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced 1,533 new coronavirus infections, bringing total COVID-19 cases in the country to 406,926 since the outbreak began in…