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Urban Health conference on Africa opens in Cape Town, South Africa

Issues of Urban health systems in low-income countries particularly in Africa are taking center stage at a gathering of scientists and health experts in...

Angola hit by cholera epidemic, deaths recorded

Angola has been hit by a cholera epidemic. Three of the country’s provinces in the far north are the worst hit. An emergency meeting on...

Sudan’s al-Bashir undergoes minor heart surgery

President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has undergone a minor heart surgery at a local hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the presidency has confirmed. The state...

Drone-based blood deliveries in Tanzania to be funded by UK

The Zip drones are launched from a catapult. Photo Credit: DFID The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and...

Nigeria’s Population Growth Crisis

There have been many salient issues that we at Nigeria Health Watch have drawn to our audience's attention in the span of 2016. As...

Processed meat ‘could be bad for asthma’

Eating processed meat might make asthma symptoms worse, say researchers. Consuming more than four portions a week is a risk, suggests the study of nearly...

New glasses for Malawians for $1

Chilungamo Chisuse is a locally trained Malawian optician whose business has been transformed by a German NGO called One Dollar Glasses. As the name suggests, he now...

HIV vaccine: Clinical trial begins in South Africa

South Africa is battling to curb the spread of HIV/Aids. Photo Credit: BBC A new vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is being...

Uganda orders closure of schools backed by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of a chain of “for-profit international schools” backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over...

Morocco broadcaster apologises after advising women to hide bruises

The segment on Channel 2M demonstrated how it was possible to hide bruising with make-up. Photo Credit: Channel A Moroccan TV channel has apologised after...

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