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Ghana hit by Lassa Fever, one death recorded

Health officials in Ghana have confirmed cases of Lassa Fever at one of its major health facility called the Tema General Hospital, not far from the capital city, Accra.

Women need more time to give birth, WHO urges

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging doctors and medical officials to give women enough time to give birth to avoid many complications.

The Nigerian doctor who operates on babies with tumor in wombs

The story of a Nigerian Physician, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye who joined a team of doctors from Texas to perform a special surgery on a baby in a woman’s womb has gone viral on social media.

Madagascar: 8 children die after eating turtle

Health officials in the southern African country said the children died after suffering acute food poisoning believed to have been caused from turtle meat.

Fighting the fake drugs business in Africa

As a recent study from the World Health Organization pointed out, the so-called "'fake drugs" come in a variety of forms. There are the substandard drugs, which perhaps wouldn't pass quality tests due to a manufacturing error or because they have already passed their expiry date.

Ghana: Menstruating girls banned from crossing river

Young girls in Ghana who are in their menstrual periods have been prevented from crossing a river in the country’s central region. The chiefs in the Upper Denkyira East community in central Ghana have said that the directive was from the river god.  

Zambia shuts passport services over Cholera outbreak

Zambians wishing to secure passports in the country’s capital Lusaka cannot do so after the government shutdown the passport offices there.

Tanzania: Pregnant schoolgirls arrested

The government of Tanzania has carried out its threat of preventing pregnant schoolgirls from attending public schools by arresting five pregnant teenagers and their parents.

Surgery in Africa is deadly, new research claims

It is the hope of every patient who goes in for surgery to come out alive and healthier, but that hope is slimmer for African patients, according to a new research.

Obsession with video games is a mental disorder – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified obsession with video games as a mental disorder in its latest classification of mental health conditions.

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