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Bush Meat in High Demand in Cameroon Despite Ebola Warnings

The demand and supply of bushmeat have increased throughout South Cameroon despite warnings that consumption increases the risk of an Ebola outbreak.

Zimbabwean doctors on strike over low pay, poor working conditions

Zimbabwean doctors working in public hospitals went on strike Wednesday demanding better pay and improved working conditions at a time the government is struggling...

Congo declares end to worst yellow fever epidemic in decades

Democratic Republic of Congo's worst yellow fever outbreak in decades has ended two months after Angola declared its epidemic to be over, following a...

Jailed doctors’ union leaders in Kenya gain freedom

The seven leaders of the Kenyan doctors’ union jailed on Monday for contempt by the labour court Judge Hellen Wasilwa have gained their freedom. The...

Major Urban Health campaign on hypertension announced at Health Conference in Cape Town

A major urban health campaign on hypertension has been announced by the Novartis Foundation at a health conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The campaign...

Urban Health conference on Africa opens in Cape Town, South Africa

Issues of Urban health systems in low-income countries particularly in Africa are taking center stage at a gathering of scientists and health experts in...

Angola hit by cholera epidemic, deaths recorded

Angola has been hit by a cholera epidemic. Three of the country’s provinces in the far north are the worst hit. An emergency meeting on...

Sudan’s al-Bashir undergoes minor heart surgery

President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has undergone a minor heart surgery at a local hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the presidency has confirmed. The state...

Drone-based blood deliveries in Tanzania to be funded by UK

The Zip drones are launched from a catapult. Photo Credit: DFID The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and...

Nigeria’s Population Growth Crisis

There have been many salient issues that we at Nigeria Health Watch have drawn to our audience's attention in the span of 2016. As...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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