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Nigeria: Nets for Life Distributes 82,500 Mosquito Nets Today
AS part of its malaria prevention programme in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, NETSFORLIFE, in partnership with Coca-Cola Foundation, Exxon Mobil and Standard Chartered Bank will today commence the distribution of 82,500 long lasting insecticide-treated nets to communities with high prevalence of reported malaria cases in Abuja.
Uganda: Cholera Threat At Katuna Border
Diseases related to poor hygiene like cholera are likely to break out at the Katuna border, if local leaders do not act very fast.
Africa: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 'Knows No Boundaries' - U.S. Representative Payne [press release]
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hosted a press conference to launch the World Health Organization?s (WHO) groundbreaking report entitled ?Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World.? This report, the first ever, details the threat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) poses around the world.
Angola: Hu?la - Ten New Cholera Cases Registered in 24 Hours
Ten new cholera cases were detected in the past 24 hours by the Services of Public Health and Control to Endemic Diseases in southern Huila province, in Lubango city and in Quipungo district, without registering any deaths.
Ethiopia: AED Put in Check - UN
Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) is now under control in most parts of the country, the UN said citing the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH).
South Africa: Peak in Drug Resistant TB Cases - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the world is currently experiencing the highest rates of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) to date.
Somalia: Sheik Shariif Sheik Ahmed Meets MSF Officials, Encourages the Return of MSF Workers
The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), an umbrella group of organizations, which includes elements of the ousted Islamic Courts Council and former TFG members, held talks recently with an administrative delegation from M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF-France) in Asmara, the Eritrean capital.
Nigeria: No Hiding Place for Diseases
Recently, the first internationally acclaimed and ISO-certified human virology laboratory was officially commissioned at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos. The event opened the way for best practice investigations into killer diseases in Nigeria. Godwin Haruna writes
Nigeria: WHO Calls for Transparency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Nigeria can only access donor funds to address its pressing health issues if it has a transparent and accountable government.
AS part of its malaria prevention programme in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, NETSFORLIFE, in partnership with Coca-Cola Foundation, Exxon Mobil and Standard Chartered Bank will today commence the distribution of 82,500 long lasting insecticide-treated nets to communities with high prevalence of reported malaria cases in Abuja.
Uganda: Cholera Threat At Katuna Border
Diseases related to poor hygiene like cholera are likely to break out at the Katuna border, if local leaders do not act very fast.
Africa: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 'Knows No Boundaries' - U.S. Representative Payne [press release]
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hosted a press conference to launch the World Health Organization?s (WHO) groundbreaking report entitled ?Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World.? This report, the first ever, details the threat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) poses around the world.
Angola: Hu?la - Ten New Cholera Cases Registered in 24 Hours
Ten new cholera cases were detected in the past 24 hours by the Services of Public Health and Control to Endemic Diseases in southern Huila province, in Lubango city and in Quipungo district, without registering any deaths.
Ethiopia: AED Put in Check - UN
Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) is now under control in most parts of the country, the UN said citing the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH).
South Africa: Peak in Drug Resistant TB Cases - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the world is currently experiencing the highest rates of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) to date.
Somalia: Sheik Shariif Sheik Ahmed Meets MSF Officials, Encourages the Return of MSF Workers
The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), an umbrella group of organizations, which includes elements of the ousted Islamic Courts Council and former TFG members, held talks recently with an administrative delegation from M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF-France) in Asmara, the Eritrean capital.
Nigeria: No Hiding Place for Diseases
Recently, the first internationally acclaimed and ISO-certified human virology laboratory was officially commissioned at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos. The event opened the way for best practice investigations into killer diseases in Nigeria. Godwin Haruna writes
Nigeria: WHO Calls for Transparency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Nigeria can only access donor funds to address its pressing health issues if it has a transparent and accountable government.