Health

By John Ikani The government of Malawi has appealed for assistance in combating a cholera outbreak that has claimed hundreds of lives. The outbreak, which began in March 2022 and has since spread to almost all...

By John Ikani Uganda on Saturday lifted a two-month lockdown on two districts at the epicenter of the country's Ebola epidemic, amid cautious hope that the outbreak could end soon. President Yoweri Museveni rescinded restrictions on...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Several children have died in Egypt after fake antibiotics was mistakenly administered on them. Pharmacists are warning against the use of ceftriaxone, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, Egyptian media reports. Authorities...

By John Ikani  The Federal Government of Nigeria has relaxed travel protocols for air passengers and other stakeholders, following the reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country. The development was contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organization called on Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year....

By John Ikani  A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities said...