Cancer Outpacing Zimbabwe’s Top Killer Diseases
Harare — Two years ago, his then 53-year old mother succumbed to colon cancer. A year later, his 24-year old sister was diagnosed with the same disease, yet earlier...
South Sudanese Activists in Sudan Support, Educate Poor Families on Coronavirus
Khartoum, June 1 — A group of youths from South Sudan in Khartoum the capital of Sudan undertook a voluntary awareness initiative called "The Winners Charitable Initiative."
According to their...
South Africa records first positive case of Coronavirus
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Stuck in weak healthcare system and panic, Kenya temporarily ban international conferences as coronavirus...
NAIROBI, KENYA MARCH 7,2020 — Kenya, on Friday issued a temporary ban on meetings, conferences and international events that involves attendees from countries affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
Tanzania’s President promotes steaming as alternative treatment for Coronavirus
MANYARA, TANZANIA — As nations worldwide enforce strict lockdown to quell the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, has advised people to use alternative remedies including...
BREAKING: Kenya confirms first case of Novel Coronavirus as WHO declares its outbreak officially...
NAIROBI MARCH 13, 2020 — The virus which exploded in China’s Wuhan City in Hubei Province has claimed 4,600 lives with over 126,000 people infected globally out of whom...
Tanzanians Raise Eyebrow Over $100 COVID Screening Fee
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Amidst rumours of the rising number of people with respiratory diseases in private hospitals, Tanzania authorities have issued new policy directives requiring national and...
Can Zumbani, Zimbabwe’s Local Tea Leaves Treat COVID-19?
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Tanzania’s Health Officials In Trouble Over Dubious Drugs Procurement Deals
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania anti-corruption officials are investigating loss of Tanzanian shillings 27 million(US$11.5 million) allegedly swindled by unscrupulous health officials accused of flouting procurement rules when purchasing...
Zimbabwe bans overseas travel amid Coronavirus fears
HARARE — Amid mounting fears for coronavirus which has killed thousands of people in China and other countries, the Zimbabwean government has with immediate effect banned overseas travel.
According to...
Africa’s Health Care Systems: The Continent’s Time to Rethink on its Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI APRIL 4, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic is currently putting a lot of strain on Africa’s health systems beyond its limits in curbing the exponential spread of the...
Zimbabwe government downplaying Coronavirus
HARARE — The Zimbabwean government has been widely criticized for downplaying coronavirus in the country amid recent reports that a Chinese national succumbed to the disease.
The now late Chinese...
Suspected Coronavirus patient bolts away from hospital in Zimbabwe
HARARE — A suspected coronavirus patient who is a Thai citizen and recently came to Zimbabwe, allegedly bolted out of Wilkins hospital in the Zimbabwean capital where the patient...
Zimbabwe Hit By Sixty COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours
Harare — Zimbabwe was on Monday hit by 60 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, this at a time the country has lost a total of 773 people since the first...
Kenya suffers the effects of Coronavirus outbreak even without a single case reported.
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Kenyan Blood Banks Run Dry Amid COVID-19
Kericho, May 14 — It’s mid-morning and Mary Moraa and her sister sit at the reception to the Kericho Blood Transfusion Center at the Kericho County Referral Hospital in...
Parliament in Cameroon ignores Coronavirus preventive measure
The first ordinary session of the 2020 legislative year opened in the nation’s capital Yaounde on 20 March 2020. Members of the Senate and National Assembly had earlier been...
Secondary Impacts Of COVID-19 Threatens Children’s Lives Than The Disease Itself, Warns A New...
Nairobi, June 3 — As many as 30 million children’s lives are at risk from deadly diseases such as malaria, lack of immunization, or increased malnutrition, as health systems...
Cancer pandemic: With its affluent citizens and politicians still flown overseas for cancer treatment,...
KAKAMEGA, KENYA MARCH 21, 2020 — Julius Shilenga Lumwamu struggled 13 months in a series of misdiagnosis beginning June 2006 after discovering a swollen lymph node on his left...
Nigeria Sees Rising Coronavirus Cases But Fears Of Underreporting Linger
Abuja, June 10 — The Nigerian government in late May adopted an unusual protocol for sending treated Coronavirus patients home. Instead of two consecutive negative tests recommended by the...
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