A fishing vessel off the coast of Nampula province, northern Mozambique, reportedly sank on April 7th, with nearly 130 people on board. Following a tragic shipwreck off the ... Read more »
NCDs are a major cause of death worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. They are chronic conditions that are not contagious and can develop gradually or result ... Read more »
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone marked a significant step toward malaria prevention this week when the three countries seperately launched large-scale rollouts of the ... Read more »
New research reveals that vaccines have saved over 50 million lives in Africa over the last 50 y Read more »
Nigeria has become the first country globally to implement the new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, which the World Health Organization (WHO) described as "Read more »
Liberia is one of 12 African countries which started administering their first anti-malaria vaccine. The government had announced that 88,780 vaccine vials are already available, ... Read more »
Kenyan doctors have been on strike since mid-March, crippling the healthcare system. Over 4,000 medics, led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union ... Read more »
In Madagascar, three out of five deliveries happen at home, often without skilled birth attendants. This lack of access to medical professionals s Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified a new oral cholera vaccine, Euvichol-S, on April 12. This inactivated vaccine offers similar efficacy to existing options Read more »
Several African countries, including Tanzania, eSwatini, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, are recalling a batch of Benylin Paediatric children's cough syrup manufactured ... Read more »
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