28-Jan-2019 to 12:20
Mozambique: Leprosy cases on the rise - Official
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — Mozambique's national director of the Leprosy Control Programme at MISAU, Francisco Guilengue, has said the country is reporting an increase in the number of leprosy cases.
Read more28-Jan-2019 to 09:17
South Sudan: DFCA bans skin lightening creams
APA (Juba) South Sudan — South Sudan authorities have officially banned dangerous skin lightening and bleaching creams because of health concerns.
Read more26-Jan-2019 to 14:44
Mozambique: National polio vaccination targets 700K
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — More than 700,000 children will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis in the provinces of Zambézia, Nampula, Niassa, central and northern regions of Mozambique during a two-week vaccination campaign that kicks off Saturday countrywide.
Read more25-Jan-2019 to 23:49
Ebola virus found in bats - Liberian health institute
APA-Monrovia (Liberia) — The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) Tolbert Nyenswah has disclosed that discovery from research conducted by the NPHIL and the Ministryof Health (MOH) to establish whether bats carry Ebola, has proved positive.
Read more24-Jan-2019 to 01:18
Uganda receives $1.6 billion medical consignment from India
APA-Kampala (Uganda) — Uganda’s ministry of health has this morning received essential medicines and medical supplies worth $1.6m from the government of India.
Read more23-Jan-2019 to 08:57
Kenya, Mozambique in joint health project for the elderly
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — Kenya and Mozambique on Wednesday jointly with HelpAge International launched a three-year project in Nairobi that will seek to make health systems in Africa more responsive to the health and care needs of older persons.
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