Health

November 4, 2026

Sudan Eliminates Deadly Newborn Tetanus Nationwide

Sudan has achieved Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE), validated through a rigorous World Health Organization-led process. Date: March 5, 2026 (UNICEF Sudan report). The assessment […]
November 4, 2026

Sudan Declares End to 18-Month Cholera Outbreak

Sudan’s Ministry of Health officially declared the country free of the cholera epidemic on March 4, 2026, meeting scientific standards and the International Health Regulations after […]
December 30, 2019

Water Project Provides Lifeline for 3000 People in Angolan village

There is now a lifeline for over 3000 inhabitants in Massefo and Cassefo villages, in Icolo e Bengo Municipality, in Luanda Province, whose only source of […]
December 23, 2019

Nigeria to implement National Oral Health Policy

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health will be implementing a new Nati Oral Health Policy in 2020. This policy will address the burden of oral diseases in the […]
December 16, 2019

AfDB approves $124.2 million loan for Water reforms in Nigeria

The Africa Development Bank has approved a $124.2 million loan to finance the Urban Water Sector Reform and Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Akure the […]
December 13, 2019

Higherlife Foundation Initiative Brings 362 Zimbabwean Doctors Back to Work

Medical Doctors in Zimbabwe have been on strike for 3 months. The doctors are protesting against poor salary and poor working conditions. After 3 months of […]
December 10, 2019

Egypt Set To Launch Universal Health Insurance Scheme Across Country

The Egyptian Government are at the final stages of the Universal Health insurance scheme set to be launched across the country. With a pilot phase proposed […]
December 4, 2019

Brave The Shave: Seychelles Raises Funds to Support Cancer Victims

A host of Seychelles citizens from Praslin, Seychelles second biggest island is currently braving the shave. The Cancer Concern Association on Praslin over the weekend organized […]
November 25, 2019

Rwanda Health Expert Calls for More Efforts in Eradicating Malaria

Rwanda is plagued by malaria and it’s a challenge. It is really facing a hard time in curbing or reducing this deadly disease. If the country […]
November 24, 2019

South Sudan and UN to Immunize 144,000 People Against Cholera

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health and the UN have launched a vaccination exercise to vaccinate 144,033 people against cholera in Renk County. The first round of […]