Health

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...

By Ebi Kesiena Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in the area were extended over a surge in infections....

By Ebi Agedah As Nigerians join the rest of the world, to observe World Diabetes Day, National Action On Sugar Reduction, NASR has tasked the Federal Government to increase the tax on sugar beverages from N10...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in Uganda have announced that Schools across the country will close two weeks ahead of the scheduled end of term, following the death of eight children from Ebola and 23 other confirmed...