Health

By John Ikani Somalia Police have disclosed that citizens of the East African nation are steaming ants to get high (become intoxicated). Odorous house ants, whose scientific name is tapinoma sessile, are known to contain formic...

By Ebi Kesiena Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola, in the country’s southern Ashanti region, health authorities said on Friday. No treatment or vaccine...

By John Ikani As part of efforts geared towards enabling easier travel within and outside Africa, the African Union (AU) has launched a Covid vaccine e-passport. The digital passport launched on Friday was a part of...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that 5,322 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported to it in the current outbreak, 85 percent of which are in Europe. Though case numbers are...

By John Ikani As part of efforts geared towards reducing the demand and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the country, the federal government of Nigeria has commenced implementation of a new three-year tobacco...

By Ebi Kesiena Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Friday he is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, shortly after returning from a trip to the United Arab Emirates. “So far, I have no...