Health

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, following the death of a healthcare worker. The deceased, a 32-year-old male nurse, experienced severe symptoms, including "high fever, chest pain, and...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Failure to protect a biomedical laboratory in the embattled city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could lead to unimaginable consequences, the Red Cross has warned. On Tuesday, the Red...

Aid agencies have raised alarms about a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Goma, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as hospitals struggle with an influx of patients and unclaimed bodies line the streets. According to...

President Donald Trump pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists on Thursday, with the White House claiming their prosecution stemmed from actions taken during Joe Biden’s presidency. "Many of them are elderly people, and they shouldn’t have been prosecuted,"...

By Emmanuel Nduka  The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has revealed a concerning decline in the number of medical consultants in the country, with only 6,000 remaining as of February 2024. During the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw his country from the UN agency just hours after his inauguration, calling the action regrettable. On Monday,...