African countries commit to prioritising immunisation
African Ministers meeting at the first ever ministerial conference on immunisation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
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China to the rescue as yellow fever hits Angola
The long-running relations between Angola and China are anticipated to end the deadly yellow fever…
Free ambulance service halves pregnancy-related deaths in rural Ethiopia
An operational assessment of a national free ambulance services programme reveals a drastic reduction in…
Ghana among worst in Africa for mental health care
The Executive Director of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has said that mental…
Sugar sin-binned in bid to reduce waistlines
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that South Africa would follow the lead of countries like…
African finance and health ministers meet on access to vaccines
WHO spokesman, Gregory Hartl as part of efforts to prevent childhood killer diseases and drive forward…
Digital hub to help Africa track and control disease outbreaks to be based in Egypt
A new disease control hub is set to be launched in Egypt, which will use…
No need to panic over Zika virus, says health department
The Department of Health on Saturday (20 February 2016) said there was no need to…
The West Africa AIDS Foundation conducts HTC at the 7th Africa Conference
The West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF), a non-governmental organisation on 10-12 February 2016 conducted HIV…
In 2016, Samsung will be launching Digital Villages in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania
Samsung Electronics Africa announced (on 18 February) that it will bolster its Corporate Citizenship efforts in…