Three legislators have recommended that the health services be reverted to the national government to restore normalcy in hospitals. Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti, area Woman Representative Rose Mitaru and Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire said perennial…
Tarime — Eighteen year-old Mariam Chacha is a very worried young girl, now that the season for female genital mutilation (FGM) has just begun. In Tarime District, Mara Region, FGM is still a thorny issue,…
Nelson Mandela’s dream of a hospital to provide specialized care for children has opened in Johannesburg on Friday. The 200-bed Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital cost $70 million to build. It was conceived by Mandela more…
The Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party have welcomed an announcement made in Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health stating that the Department of Health will regulate access to medicinal cannabis for prescribed health conditions….
Abuja and Maiduguri — Ten children have been confirmed dead in a diarrhea outbreak at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Wasa in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary…
Accra, Nov. 2, GNA – The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has signed an MOU with Aarhus Social Health Care College of Denmark to mainstream geriatrics into the health care delivery system…
As the healthcare segment of a digital industrial company, GE Healthcare is expected to do what any business must do: drive growth and a strong balance sheet. Even as we continue to meet those expectations,…
Adults in Algeria face a greater than one-in-five chance of dying from one of four main non-communicable diseases. Top among these is cardiovascular disease. Government education and information programs are part of the solution in…
The United Nations estimates 200 million girls and women in more than 30 countries have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Somalia has the highest rate in the world recorded by the United Nations, with about…
The government and Zipline Inc, a U.S. – based firm have partnered to improve the urgent medical supplies delivery system. The first medical supply of remotely piloted aircraft, popularly known as drones, will be launched…