Xinhua , Wednesday 2 Aug 2023 The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan Tuesday, calling for increased investments in the country to avoid a catastrophic food crisis. The heads of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The Rwandan government and the African Union Commission (AUC) on Saturday concluded agreements for the establishment of the headquarters of the first ever African Medicines Agency in Kigali. On 10 June, Rwanda signed an agreement with the African Union to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency in Kigali….
Reuters June 8, 2023 NAIROBI, June 7 (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said late on Wednesday. “Today …the President tested positive for COVID-19. This was after developing mild flu-like symptoms. However he…
Xinhua , Tuesday 23 May 2023 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that children in the Horn of Africa face an unprecedented crisis that includes hunger, displacement, water shortages, and insecurity. Over 7 million children under five continue to suffer from malnutrition, necessitating urgent nutrition aid. According to UNICEF, 1.9 million boys…
AP , Wednesday 17 May 2023 Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Wednesday kicked off a five-day strike to demand better conditions, leading to health care being shut for many patients. The strike by the resident doctors became necessary after the government’s refusal to increase their salaries and pay arrears owed some of their members…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP n Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, Malaria is endemic. Parents queue to have their children jabbed. They will receive the RTS,S vaccine which acts against Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite globally and the most prevalent in Africa. That vaccine, sold by GlaxoSmithKline as Mosquirix, is about 30% effective. Despite medical trials…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Lucia is a 7-year-old bubbly girl. She is playing with her mother in their living room in The Congo’s capital, Brazzaville. Ngouembe Laskine Chalvee has progressively learnt to help her autistic daughter thrive. The family discovered Lucia’s condition when she was 4. “At the beginning it was difficult for me…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies The United Kingdom government has announced its decision to halt the recruitment of health workers from Nigeria, placing the country on the red list of nations not to be targeted for recruitment. The move comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified Nigeria as one of 55 countries with significant…
By Africanews The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new report on the extent of infertility in the world, published on Tuesday. Described as a “major health problem”, about 17.5% of the adult population is affected, or one in six people worldwide. The report does not look at the causes of infertility but provides…
By Rédaction Africanews Nine people have died of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, in eastern Equatorial Guinea, a small central African country that has quarantined a province to contain the “epidemic,” the health minister announced Monday. Last week, the government announced it was investigating suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever….
