South African and Cape Verde health authorities are recommending calm but heightened monitoring in the wake of a possible hantavirus epidemic linked to a cruise ship, with officials emphasising early detection and coordinated medical intervention. Foster Mohale, a spokesperson for South Africa’s…
The East African Community Secretariat has issued an alert to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and other countries neighbouring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding an outbreak of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox. This alert follows reports from the World Health Organization…
The high and mighty of eastern Africa often seek medical treatment in Kenya, creating the impression of an ideal healthcare system in the country. Unbeknown to many, such services are only available in the private medical facilities that are out of reach…
A South African health insurance firm has entered the Kenyan market with much enthusiasm yet the East African market has proved to be very harsh for many South African companies since the early 1990s. Vitality Health International entered the Kenyan market on…
La Pointe Sarène, Senegal 07/02/2022; Over 30 partner organisations will join from 7th to 9th February to participate in the first Biomanufacturing Workforce Development workshop co-hosted by Africa CDC, IPD and SAMRC. The Africa CDC has set the ambitious goal to manufacture 60% of…
Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools worldwide still do not have access to drinking water and basic sanitation facilities, three UN agencies said in a report published on February 9,…
Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected. The African giant pouched rats work with scientists at the APOPO Project, a Belgian non-profit organisation in Tanzania, because they can detect the smell of…
Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak has killed at least 1,210 people, the World Health Organization announced Thursday (Feb. 09), urging for strong interventions to prevent the situation from worsening. The Southern African nation saw a 143-percent increase in the number of cases last…
