Health & Medicine Africa

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Zim: Mental health awareness concert launched in Bulawayo  Music In Africa |

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has urged parents and caregivers to ensure their children are up-to-date with vaccinations, as South Africa joins the rest of the continent in commemorating African Vaccination Week.

[Daily Trust] The World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi have warned that the rising cases of vaccine-preventable diseases are threatening progress made over the years through immunisation.

[Ghanaian Times] After weeks of agitation and tension, calm has at last returned to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), following the timely and measured intervention of stakeholders, mainly the Overlord of Dagbon, His Royal Majesty, Ndan Yaa-Naa Abukari II.

[New Times] World TB (tuberculosis) Day on March 24 was started to create awareness among people about a chronic, sinister but totally curable disease. Before, T.B. was considered a death warrant. But the discovery of the first anti-TB. drug Streptomycin in 1943, kindled some hope in people, and other drugs followed subsequently. Today T.B. is curable with effective drugs, the only thing needed is timely diagnosis and treatment. In general, T.B. is considered a disease of the lungs. But it does affect other organs,

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Health, has officially launched and inducted the End Malaria Council Liberia, a strategic national platform established to drive efforts toward the elimination of malaria by 2030.

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Health, has officially launched and inducted the End Malaria Council Liberia, a strategic national platform established to drive efforts toward the elimination of malaria by 2030.

[spotlight] Experts say bacterial infections are responsible for more infant deaths than is generally recognised, and things may get worse as more of the bugs become resistant to commonly used antibiotics. We asked local experts about this growing threat to newborns.

WHO Raises The Alarm Over Burden Of Child Killer Diseases In Africa  Leadership Newspapers