Health & Wellness
Why more heatwaves endanger our health and ability to work
As the Earth warms, heatwaves are expected to occur more often, with sharper intensity and for longer periods. Rising temperatures adversely affect worker productivity...
Children at risk of new ‘unexplained acute hepatitis’ outbreak
The world is currently facing a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting children, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday, World...
Tone as important as truth to counter vaccine fake news
By ALEX WHITING
Lack of trust in health authorities, combined with the fear and uncertainty about the disease, created fertile ground for false rumours to spread...
Monkeypox: How it spreads, who’s at risk – here’s what you need to know
Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has...
Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as...
Africa Centres for Disease Control Receives a $100 Million Boost from the World Bank
The World Bank has approved a $100 million support program for the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) that will help enhance the...
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according...
Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases
In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread...
As virus spreads ‘freely’ COVID-19 ‘nowhere near over’
Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an “increasing trend of deaths”,...
Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the...