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MALAWI – The Ministry of Health has received cholera materials worth K54.7million (US$53,296) from the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to help in the fight against cholera in the country.…
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AFRICA – The World Health Organisation (WHO), has reported that approximately 44 percent of the population in Africa suffers from oral diseases and that Africa’s investment in treatment costs is…
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MOZAMBIQUE — The aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy has put millions of children in Malawi and Mozambique at risk of a potential increase in cholera cases. The vulnerability of children…
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TANZANIA —The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Tanzania has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district. A total of 161 contacts have been…
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UAE – Dubai Science Park, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, has officially launched an interactive awareness campaign to educate residents on the importance of regular screenings to detect the…
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BURUNDI – Health authorities in Burundi have declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2). This is after confirming eight polioviruses, the first such detection in more than…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health has attributed cholera deaths and a surge in cases to inadequate resources to facilitate testing of the disease. Shortage of laboratory re-agents also hampers…
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UGANDA – Uganda is set to introduce the yellow fever vaccine to children aged 9 months, as part of its commitment to the EYE Strategy, with a vaccine introduction grant…
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NIGERIA – Experts at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital have found an unusual manifestation of diphtheria, a deadly throat disease, in the vagina of a baby and a 17-year-old girl…
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SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is set to introduce a new treatment plan that includes the antiretroviral (ARV) drug, dolutegravir for HIV-positive children from as young as four weeks and…
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