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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (W.H.O) on Wednesday declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international...

Ebola scare in Kenya after woman exhibits ‘symptoms’

Kenyan health officials are on high alert after news of a suspected case of Ebola in western Kenya. A woman who traveled from Malaba, a...

Why is Ebola outbreak in Africa ‘not global threat’?

For months now the World Health Organization has remained adamant declaring the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global emergency. The global...

Uganda suspends mass gatherings in district hit by Ebola

Uganda officials have suspended mass gatherings in the Kasese district where cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded. So far two people have...

DR Congo hit by Measles epidemic

The health crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been compounded by a Measles epidemic. The central African country which is battling the deadly...

Air pollution kills 100,000 children yearly in India

The noxious air hanging over India's towns and cities kills more than 100,000 children under five every year, a damning study published on Wednesday...

DR Congo: Ending Ebola outbreak hampered by ‘political games’

The World Health Organization has said that the efforts at ending the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being hampered...

Ghana’s Malaria vaccination programme faces boycott calls

Ghana on May 1, 2019 became the second country in the world after Malawi to introduce the only Malaria tested vaccine. The vaccine is expected...

New Ebola vaccines to be introduced in DR Congo

The World Health Organization on Friday said it plans on introducing new Ebola vaccines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country is still battling...

Kenya: Over 2,000 health workers deregistered

Kenya's medical regulator, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) has delisted over 2,000 health workers. The health workers were deregistered for failing to...

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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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