Health

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) has kicked against the trend of African countries rolling back Covid-19 surveillance and quarantine measures, stressing that it is is not ideal. According to the global health body,...

By John Ikani  South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an end to more Covid-19 lockdown restrictions that have weighed on the nation's struggling economy for two years. He also announced plans to bring an end...

By John Ikani  The 2021 World Air Quality Report has revealed that Bangladesh is the most polluted country in 2021 with North African Country Chad occupying second spot. IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report is the...

By John Ikani The Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. This is the first major reversal to the public health...

China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept Covid at bay since it brought to...

Denmark has unveiled plans to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010. Health Minister Magnus Heunicke told reporters “Our hope...