May 24
South Africa: Country Faces Critical Shortage of Nurses, Healthcare Network Says - South African News Briefs - May 24, 2023
allAfrica
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South Africa: Family of Man Shot By Police in Philippi Say They Waited Five Hours for an Ambulance
GroundUp
Mhlangabezi Skeyi was shot while trying to connect electricity illegaly Read more »
Tanzania: Panic As Mysterious Disease Affect Cloves
Daily News
A mysterious disease is affecting growth of cloves, Zanzibar's major export crop causing panic among farmers in Unguja and Pemba. Read more »
Ghana: Govt Steadfast in Improving Health Facilities in the Country-Oti Regional Minister
GhanaToday
The Oti Regional Minister, Mr Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, has said government is committed to improving health facilities in the country, hence, the Agenda 111 Hospital projects… Read more »
South Africa: Residents Rule - This Clinic Is Now Open
Scrolla
Gatvol Hammanskraal residents staged a fake ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday declaring an idle clinic to be in business. Read more »
Senegal: USAID Heralds U.S.$31 Million Agreement with Govt to Deliver High-Quality Health Services [press release]
State Department
Today, USAID Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen signed a new agreement with the Government of Senegal to deliver life-saving health services throughout the country. The… Read more »
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Africa: Leveraging On Smoke-Free Tobacco Alternatives For Better Public Health Outcomes
AllAfrica InfoWire
The debate around whether smokers should adopt Smoke-Free alternatives has been raging for years. A number of options to reduce harm linked to smoking tobacco have been suggested,… Read more »
Kenya: More Than 20 Children Benefit From Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries
Capital FM
Over twenty children from less privileged families suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates are set to undergo free surgeries at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral… Read more »
May 23
Sudan: MSF Facilities Looted, Medical Activities Impeded By Violence in Sudan [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unacceptable harassment of our staff and the violent looting and occupation of our medical premises and supported… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Criticised for Blaming Covid-19 for Country's Literacy Crisis
GroundUp
Department of basic education needs to take responsibility for "devastating" literacy rates, say opposition and civil society Read more »
South Africa: Water Dept Intervenes in Hammanskraal Cholera Outbreak, Govt Says
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured the public that it is working on an integrated model to respond to the current cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of… Read more »
South Africa: Anger Boils Over At Cholera Outbreak
Scrolla
Tempers have reached boiling point in Hammanskraal, located north of Tshwane, as residents blame local government for the tragic deaths of 15 individuals due to a cholera outbreak… Read more »
Africa: Landmark Report Charts Route for Reorienting Economies to Deliver Health for All [press release]
WHO
In the first-ever report of its kind, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has outlined a bold new path to reorient economies to deliver what matters - health for… Read more »
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Kenya: New Study by inABLE and Technoprise Global Explores Design Challenges Young Kenyans with Disabilities Face When Working Online
Mastercard Foundation
The study emphasizes design challenges and the need to think about digital platforms as inclusive workplaces. It also highlights success stories that show the potential of online… Read more »
Africa: Building a Nutrition Programme? Understanding How People Behave Is Key [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of… Read more »
South Africa: Cholera - a Symptom of Two Decades of Continued Sewage Pollution and Neglect [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents of Hammanskraal, in the city of Tshwane. The deaths were caused by cholera - a diarrhoeal disease… Read more »
Namibia: Sporting Spirit, Mental Health Shine At Nalasra Games
Namibian
The seaside town of Swakopmund was buzzing with excitement yesterday, as the 12th edition of the Namibian Local Authorities Sports and Recreation Association (Nalasra) Games… Read more »
Rwanda: Obstetric Fistula Eradication Requires Accelerated Action - UNFPA
New Times
Each year on May 23, the global community commemorates the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged,… Read more »
Africa: Noma Survivors Shine a Light On Neglected Disease [press release]
MSF
In many ways, Muhammadu, Mulikat and Dahiru have little in common. They were born in different corners of Nigeria (Yobe state in the northeast, Lagos in the southwest and Niger… Read more »
Somalia: With UNFPA Support, Somalia Marks Int'l Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Shabelle
On May 23, Somalia commemorated the annual International Day to End the Obstetric Fistula to raise awareness and alleviate the burden on persons affected by the condition. Read more »
Ghana: Family Renovates Maternity Ward At 37 Military Hospital
Ghanaian Times
The Director General of the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Services, Brigadier General Raymond Ewusi, has called on organisations and like-minded individuals to help renovate some old… Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaians Urged to Consume More Organic Foods
Ghanaian Times
Organic foods have more beneficial nutrients to the human body than inorganic ones, an agronomist, Mr Daniel Baisie has said. Read more »
South Africa: Experts Want Every Diarrhoea Case to Be Treated As Suspected Cholera
SAnews.gov.za
Experts are advising healthcare workers to treat all diarrhoea cases as suspected Cholera until proven otherwise. Read more »
Africa: South African Opera Star Pretty Yende Appointed As WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Arts and Health
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is delighted to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed artists Renée Fleming and Pretty Yende as Goodwill Ambassadors for… Read more »
Africa: Prevention, Treatment, Reintegration and Advocacy - How UNFPA and Partners Work to End Obstetric Fistula [press release]
UNFPA
According to an African proverb, "the sun should not rise or set twice on a labouring woman". Read more »
Ghana: COVID-19 Pandemic - Ghana Lifts Restrictions At Ports of Entry
Ghanaian Times
With immediate effect, the government has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions at the country's ports of entry. Read more »
Ghana: Forum to Highlight Need for Soil Health Policy for Ghana Held
Ghanaian Times
A forum to highlight the need for a soil health policy for Ghana has been held in Accra. Read more »