Health
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Congo: Rebels Kill Army Health Workers Fighting Ebola
London, October 22, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Congo’s health minister called it a “dark day” for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed ... -
EU, Bill & Melinda partnership to invest $116.5 million in healthcare services in Africa
London, October 19, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute €54 million, $62.5 million, to EU efforts to strengthen diagnostic health services ... -
Nigeria: NHIS boss, Prof. Usman suspended indefinitely
Abuja, October 19, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been suspended indefinitely Yusuf was suspended ... -
Congo’s Ebola outbreak to worsen without stepped-up response -WHO committee
Geneva, October 18, 2018,(AltAfrica) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to worsen significantly unless the response to it is ... -
Outbreak Of Polio-Like Virus Striking More U.S. Kids
London, October 18, 2018 (AltAfrica)-A rare but devastating polio-like virus appears to have made itself at home in the United States, partially paralyzing hundreds of ... -
Zimbabwe: Citizens ask Mnangagwa to vaccinate economy, not cholera
Harare, October 17, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Zimbabweans on social media reacted to a photo of president Emmerson Mnangagwa being vaccinated against cholera, by asking him ... -
Experts endorse Genetically Modified Organisms to boost food security in Nigeria
London, October 15, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Participants at the just concluded 3rd South-West Agro-ecological Biosafety Workshop, have endorsed the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the ...
