Health

By Enyichukwu Enemanna King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Sunday had a successful surgery on his left shoulder following a fracture. State media reported that the king suffered the injury after a fall while working out....

By John Ikani The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has raised awareness about a newly identified COVID-19 variant, XEC, which has now spread to 29 countries. According to the ministry, there is no evidence...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Tanzanian national elected as African regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) has passed away in India while undergoing treatment, Speaker of Tanzanian Parliament said. Dr Faustine Ndugulile who died on...

By Ebi Kesiena Rwanda’s Health Minister, Sabin Nsanzimana, has officially announced the end of the Marburg virus outbreak in the country, marking nearly two weeks with no new cases and a full month without any Marburg-related...

By John Ikani Nigeria has launched a pioneering program to provide free emergency Caesarean sections for "poor and vulnerable" women, a measure that aims to drastically reduce maternal deaths across the country. Currently, Nigeria has one...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free, a monumental achievement that marks the end of a disease as old as the Egyptian civilization itself. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...