Health Care

Ginger farmers in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, are counting their losses as a strange disease suspected to be fungal infection affected their farms, leaving them with apprehension and hopelessness.The Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) visit to some…

The Ministry of Health has organized a number activities leading to this year’s Mashujaa day celebrations in Kericho County, whose theme is Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a key pillar in the Bottom-up Transformation Agenda (BETA).According to the Ke…

The Government has reiterated its commitment in strengthening the health sector to ensure all Kenyans have access to all the health services they need.Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary (PS) Mary Muthoni said all efforts gear…

The government is shifting focus to preventive healthcare services as part of its strategy to fix healthcare from the bottom, Health Cabinet Secretary, Susan Nakhumicha has said.Nakhumicha says that previously, the government concentrated on curative …

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has begun distributing assorted medical commodities valued at Sh70 million to health facilities within Kericho County.During the flagging off ceremony, Kericho Governor Dr. Eric Mutai said equipping health faci…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE), and the Malaria…

Ethiopia plans to lower the 13 percent adolescent and youth pregnancy by half by 2030, Health Minister Lia Tadesse said.The fourth National Adolescent and Youth Health (AYH) Forum under the theme “The Power of Partnership: Meaningful Adolescent and You…

The fourth National Adolescent and Youth Health (AYH) Forum kicked off today in Addis Ababa.The three-day forum is held under the theme “The Power of Partnership: Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement for improved health”.In Ethiopia, the populati…

The Vice-President of Angola Esperança da Costa is due to re-inaugurate Monday, the Neves Bendinha Burn Hospital located in Luanda, after being given a facelift that enabled the expansion of the premises.With the expansion, the hospital will have 93 ne…

In a historic move, Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has commissioned the facility’s CyberKnife radiotherapy services for cancer patients, the first and only fully robotic radiotherapy device for cancer treatment i…