Liberia has just commissioned its first-ever medical oxygen plant at Star Base on Bushrod Island to tackle health cases. The …
Women who have used hair straightening chemicals, or relaxers, may be at higher risk of developing uterine cancer. Women who …
Vaccines developed by the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute and Oxford University “are ready to be shipped” to Uganda in 2 …
In order to stop the spread of Ebola, Uganda and the WHO intend to test two Ebola Sudan virus vaccines. …
Scientists have genetically modified mosquitoes with the ability to slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites. Scientists have genetically modified mosquitoes …
The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for leukemia, researchers reported on …
WHO had published guidelines on vaccination against Monkeypox and also published recommendations for governments regarding case detection and control of …
Recently, a tiny group of people with rectal cancer saw their disease vanish after experimental treatment. It was a very …
The virus can cause symptoms include a high temperature, aches, and a rash of raised spots. Monkeypox can be contained …
The World Health Organisation on Thursday authorized the use of Chinese manufacturer’s CanSinoBIO’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. It is the third …
The president is hosting an international Covid Summit at the White House to determine how nations should act to combat …
Former President Barack Obama is “feeling fine” after contracting covid. Though Covid-19 cases have continued to fall across the country, …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to end her state’s mask mandate for most indoor public places on Wednesday (Feb …
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland says it has yet to publish a consultation on mandatory vaccines for new …
Army secretary reveals that the move is essential for combat readiness after vaccination was made mandatory for service members in …
Africa has the highest rate of people killed by Covid-19 in the world so far, the World Health Organisation warns. …
A researcher in Cyprus has been said to discover a new strain of the coronavirus this weekend. Leondios Kostrikis, professor …
As new COVID-19 variants spread across the country, health authorities are once again guiding people to stay indoors and mask …
As more and more countries register record numbers of infections the World Health Organisation, WHO, warns that both Omicron and …
President Joe Biden formally announces that he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other …
The government is considering a health policy that would make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. When this policy becomes operational, people …
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator …
Ghana’s land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. President …
The United Kingdom has recorded the first death of a patient infected with the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. On …
The World Health Organisation said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces …
Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully vaccinated, contracted the contagion on a day the country recorded a new high of 37,875 …
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to …
A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an …
China has promised to help African countries overcome the shock of the Covid 19 pandemic and the effects of global …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. …
The government in Rwanda has announced new measures that include the suspension of flights to and from southern African countries. …
As countries around the globe scrambled to contain a new Covid-19 variant called omicron, scientists have said they are unsurprised …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and named it Omicron. It …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to hold a special meeting on Friday to consider the significance of a …
The UK government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on six African countries following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant …
The Kenyan government plans to introduce a directive next month to prevent citizens who haven’t been vaccinated against Covid from …
The first human clinical trials for a new vaccine against Ebola have started at the University of Oxford in the …
Distributing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in some countries while inoculations across Africa lag is “immoral,” according to the director-general of …
The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months …
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed …
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has approved Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine for …
As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been …
The Ministry of Health thanked the US for the donation, saying it will ensure people who received their first dose …
Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’s announcement …
BioNTech, which with Pfizer created one of the world’s most widely used Covid-19 vaccines, says the plant will have an …
Uganda has kickstarted a trial for the injectable HIV drugs cabotegravir and rilpivirine. Researchers and those living with HIV say …
For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s …
South Africa’s health products regulator said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could …
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