Health

By John Ikani The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its planned industrial action following a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The doctors had earlier threatened to strike...

By Ebi Kesiena Ghana has recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in...

By John Ikani As the scorching sun continues to blaze over South Africa, the country's government has issued a warning to citizens to take caution. The warning follows the tragic loss of eight lives due to...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna An audit report of COVID-19 funds in Ghana has alleged that officials of government misappropriated or mismanaged resources dedicated to fighting the pandemic. The 119-page report highlighted irregularities in the management of some...

By John Ikani  There is no end in sight to the cholera epidemic ravaging Malawi with reports emerging that the country has ran out of vaccine stockpile. Adrian Chikumbe, the spokesperson for Malawi's health ministry, was...

By John Ikani The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has in a public health advisory issued today, confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria in the country. According to the NCDC, the disease which affects the nose,...