Flooding Puts 27M Children At Risk, 840,000 Displaced In Nigeria
Flooding Puts 27M Children At Risk, 840,000 Displaced In Nigeria
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the overwhelming flooding has affected no less than 27.7 million...
Uganda to close schools early after 8 children die of Ebola
Uganda to close schools early after 8 children die of Ebola
Schools across Uganda will close two weeks before the scheduled end of term after 23 Ebola cases...
Indonesia Child Mortality Blamed on Syrup Medicines Rise to 195
Indonesia Child Mortality Blamed on Syrup Medicines Rise to 195
Indonesia said on Monday the number of child deaths from kidney failure or damage linked to harmful substances...
Museveni Rules Out National Lockdown As Ebola Cases Rise In Uganda
Museveni Rules Out National Lockdown As Ebola Cases Rise In Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated his refusal to impose a nationwide Covid-like lockdown to contain...
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, WHO Urge Neighbours to PrepareÂ
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, WHO Urge Neighbours to Prepare
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Wednesday that Ebola's arrival in the Ugandan capital highlighted the high risk...
WHO: Cancer deaths in Africa may rise exponentially by 30%
WHO: Cancer deaths in Africa may rise exponentially by 30%
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected that cancer death rates in Africa will rise exponentially over the...
WHO Alerts to Circulation of Eight Tainted Baby Syrups
WHO Alerts to Circulation of Eight Tainted Baby Syrups
World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm over circulation of eight substandard and contaminated baby syrup products.
The new...
Experts to Convene on Issues Regarding Counterfeiting
Experts to Convene on Issues Regarding Counterfeiting
A Consultative Roundtable on Counterfeiting will be organised by the Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project in Africa (AfriPl) and hosted...
China Enforces COVID-19 Lockdown On Area Near iPhone Factory
China Enforces COVID-19 Lockdown On Area Near iPhone Factory
On Wednesday, Chinese authorities closed off the area surrounding the world’s largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility...
WHO: Cases declining but Monkeypox remains a ‘global health emergency’
WHO: Cases declining but Monkeypox remains a 'global health emergency'
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared on Tuesday that the monkeypox outbreak still qualifies as a global health...