Health
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South Africa: Parliament considers tougher anti-smoking bill
JOHANNESBURG, August 15, 2018,(AltAfrica) – A bill that would toughen anti-smoking legislation in South Africa has been submitted to parliament for review by lawmakers, ... -
Nigeria: NAFDAC to launch new compendium of regulated products
London, August 15, 2018 (AltAfrica)-National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is to launch a new compendium of all registered drugs, processed ... -
DR Congo: Government deploys experimental Ebola treatment as cases rise
Goma, August 15, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment to counter the latest flare-up of the virus, ... -
DR Congo starts using experimental Ebola treatment
Goma, August 14, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment on patients in the east of the country, ... -
The inside story of a Nigerian doctor unfairly punished in UK after death of a six-year-old boy in hospital
By Adesina Idris London, August 13, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The death of a six year old British boy Jack Adcock and the conviction of a Nigerian ... -
UK: Nigerian doctor Hadiza Bawa-Garba struck-off for alleged error wins appeal to work again
London, August 13, 2018 (AltAfrica)-A Nigerian born doctor who was struck off over the death of a six-year-old boy has won her appeal to ... -
Rotavirus vaccine helps Malawi reduce deaths from infant diarrhoea by more than a third-Study
London, August 13, 2018 (AltAfrica)-A rotavirus vaccine introduced in rural Malawi has reduced deaths from infant diarrhoea by more than a third, proving for the first ... -
United Nation Stepping Up Ebola Screening of Refugees Fleeing DR Congo
Geneva, August 12, 2018,(AltAfrica) — The U.N. refugee agency reports it is stepping up efforts to reduce the risk of the spread of the deadly Ebola ... -
Viagra could be a new miracle cure for blindness – Scientists
London, August 12, 2018 (AltAfrica)-It sounds difficult to believe, but Viagra could restore sight to the blind. Tests show the anti-impotence drug may stop ... -
Congo: Latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone
Beni, August 12, 2018,(AltAfrica) — In a new reminder of the dangers in containing an Ebola outbreak in a war zone, suspected rebels killed seven ...
