Health

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The World Health Organisation has appealed for more support for countries in Africa, dealing with cholera outbreaks, expressing concern that the disease has the potential to “quickly explode” as rainfall persists in some...

By Ebi Kesiena Government of Equatorial Guinea has disclosed that two more people in the country have died of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus, bringing the toll of fatalities to 11. Health...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Protestant Council of Rwanda has directed its members operating various health centres in the country to stop carrying out any forms of abortion but instead asks them to refer clients to other...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna South Africa's health department on Thursday announced the death of at least one person without any travel history in cholera-related disease as the number of confirmed cases in the country hits five. Two...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The African Union has selected Democratic Republic of Congo's Dr Jean Kaseya as the new Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The organisation is charged with...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in Mali have begun enforcement of the new policy banning shisha smoking, following a six-month period of grace given to bars to make adjustments. Government had in August 15 last year announced...