The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro in Equateur Province today (8 May). The outbreak declaration occurred after laboratory results confirmed two cases of EVD. The Ministry of Health of Democratic of the Congo (DRC) informed WHO that two out of five […]
Read More Merck gives back to society through Merck Foundation’s programs to build Cancer Care Capacity in Africa. Merck Foundation provides Africa with Thirty New Oncologists through Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program established in India, Kenya, Malaysia, and Egypt. SDG 3 calls us to sustainably invest in building Healthcare Capacity to improve access to equitable healthcare solutions. Merck […]
Read More A spate of cholera outbreaks across Africa has prompted the largest cholera vaccination drive in history, with more than two million people across the continent set to receive oral cholera vaccine (OCV). The vaccines, funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, were sourced from the global stockpile and are being used to carry out five major […]
Read More The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently concluded its Mulu Most At Risk Populations Project to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and is announcing the launch of a new follow-on project, HIV Services for Key and Priority Populations Activity. Over the past five years, USAID’s Mulu Most At Risk Populations Project provided community-based […]
Read More The Ministerial Task Team will today ( 4 May 2018) visit the North West Province in preparation following the decision of Cabinet to invoke Section 100(1) (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 to address the apparent crisis, particularly in the health sector. The Ministers in the Task Team are; […]
Read More Today, the United States handed over the newly constructed Lemi Health Center to the Amhara Regional Health Bureau at a special inauguration ceremony. The new health center was constructed through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Health Infrastructure Program, which is funded at a cost of $1.5 million through the U.S. President’s Emergency […]
Read More The Standing Committee on Finance has received a briefing on the huge loss of revenue to the fiscus through the Illicit Tobacco Trade (ITT). Participants included the Tobacco Institute of South Africa, the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Institute, the National Treasury (NT), SARS (South African Revenue Service), Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the Hawks and NPA […]
Read More More than a month of heavy rains are wreaking havoc in Kenya, triggering floods that have claimed an estimated 100 lives and displaced nearly 260,000 people. Many of the communities affected were already struggling to recover from the 2017 drought. “This is a double tragedy for many communities,” said Abbas Gullet, Secretary General of the […]
Read More The initiative is part of GE’s commitment to build capacity among hospital professionals in Kenya GE will provide echocardiography equipment, content and facilitators for the training sessions, targeting medical personnel and technical staff from private and government-run institutions KCS’s comprehensive training model will offer trainees the opportunity for high quality training while maintaining their work […]
Read More Members of the media are invited to the opening and inauguration of R1 billion Aspen pharmacare’s high potency manufacturing facility by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies: DATE: Monday, 7 May 2018TIME: 08:30VENUE: Aspen Pharmacare, 8 Gibaud Road, Korsten, Port Elizabeth The High Potency suite, more correctly called, HCS […]
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It’s not quite like tobacco companies warning about the dangers of smoking, but Facebook is acknowledging something many already know: Using social media can be bad for your health. The social media giant whose platform has become a daily addiction for hundreds of millions of people sheds light in a blog post Friday on what […]
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Nigeria had the second largest HIV epidemic in 2016, with over 196,000 adolescents representing 10 per cent of the global burden said to be living with HIV/AIDS, according to a World Health Report. The report was given by Mrs Esther Samuel, The Chief Matron, Lagos State Ministry of Health, at a programme by a Non-governmental […]
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