Health

By John Ikani Some communities in Chinese cities where Covid is still spreading are easing off on testing requirements and quarantine rules ahead of an expected shift in virus policies nationwide after widespread social unrest. As...

By Oyintari Ben While the world has been preoccupied with the COVID pandemic for almost three years, HIV is receiving less and less attention. But HIV continues to be a concern on a global scale. According...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna In an effort to mitigate the negative impact caused by the name "monkeypox", World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said monkeypox is to be renamed "mpox" in English. This follows an announcement in...

By Ebi Kesiena Hundreds of people took to the streets in China’s major cities on Sunday to protest against the country’s zero-Covid policy, in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. China’s hardline virus...

By Ebi Kesiena Uganda Authorities has ordered the closure of schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting that new cases had declined. The directive to close schools two...

By John Ikani The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the first doses of a new trial vaccine for Ebola will be sent to Uganda next week. Dr Tedros said a...