By Halligan Agade The UN health agency World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization (ILO) submitted on Wednesday that an estimated 12 billion workdays are lost yearly due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion, more action is needed to tackle mental health issues at work. The UN agencies also launched two…
Lisa Schlein GENEVA — Cholera is surging around the globe, the World Health Organization warns. Flareups of the deadly disease have been reported in 26 countries in the first nine months of this year. In comparison, fewer than 20 countries reported cholera outbreaks per year between 2017 and 2021. In addition to greater frequency, the WHO…
BBC NEWS Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said that there is no need to impose restrictions in Ebola hotspots in the central region because the viral disease is not airborne. Ebola is spread through contact with an infected person or infected surfaces and human waste. The association of medical workers in the country had previously…
BBC Kenya’s women’s marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei has withdrawn from Sunday’s London Marathon due to injury. Kosgei, 28, says an injury in her right hamstring has affected her ability to train over the past month. The two-time winner in London was fourth in last year’s race after taking silver at the Tokyo Olympics….
Halima Athumani KAMPALA — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has assured the country that an Ebola outbreak is under control and that no restrictions on movement are needed. The country’s health officials confirmed cases of a deadly Sudan ebolavirus with six reported deaths out of 31 confirmed cases. Uganda’s medical association says some of its members are…
Staff Writer, ZAWYA Kenya’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has paid an interest of 10% on retirement savings in the year ended June 30, 2021, up from 7% a year earlier, Business Daily newspaper reported. The interest payout, considered the largest on the retirement savings in seven years, comes from a 237% rise in net investment…
By Nimi Princewill Ebola infections have risen across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23, health authorities in the east African country said Monday. Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak last Tuesday after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was detected in the country’s Mubende district. The virus has now…
Lisa Schlein GENEVA — A highly contagious strain of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda is causing a quick and significant rise in the number of cases and fatalities, the World Health Organization said. Uganda health officials declared an outbreak of Ebola a week ago. Five days later, on September 25, they confirmed the disease had…
Sport Africa Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has retired from football at the age of 35, declaring himself “very satisfied with all I was able to achieve” during 18 years in the game. The midfielder, who lifted the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012, won 89 caps for Nigeria and helped the Super Eagles…
Columbus Mavhunga HARARE, ZIMBABWE — There was a festive mood with music, food and decorations at Zimbabwe’s State House last Friday as Chinese investors signed a deal to build a $2.8 billion battery metals industrial park. Zimbabwean authorities say the lithium, platinum and nickel production will be used to make solar batteries. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said…
