Uganda Confirms Mpox Case In Prison
Twenty-one mpox cases have been reported in the Nakasongola area out of a total of 41 nationwide as of October 7, according to the health ministry.
Category: Lifestyle & Health
US to donate 1 mn mpox vaccines to Africa: Biden
Biden called on others to match the pledge and “make this a billion-dollar commitment to the people of Africa
NACADA Warns Social Media Influencers Against Promoting Alcohol and Drug Use
The authority emphasized that promoting drugs or alcohol through any media platform not only undermines public health efforts but is also illegal under the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2010 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, 1994
From new treatments to AI: advances in the fight against cancer
A huge artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained on a database of more than a billion images of tumours from around 30,000 patients in the United States also showed promise for future cancer treatment
Nairobi Hospital Management Refutes Strike Reports; Claims Smooth Operations
The Nairobi Hospital management has assured the public that operations are continuing smoothly and urged stakeholders to ignore reports of…
Kenya Confirms Second Case of Mpox
Kenya’s first Mpox case was reported on July 31, 2024, at the Taita Taveta border post with Tanzania
UK Regulator Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug
Britain’s medicines regulator gave the green light Thursday to a new Alzheimer’s drug which has shown to slow progression of…
WHO Latangaza Virusi vya MPOX kuwa Dharura ya Afya Duniani
Mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Afya Duniani, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ametangaza virusi vya Mpox kuwa ni dharura ya afya ya umma duniani kutokana na kuongezeka kwa maambukizi yake barani Afrika.
Mpox yatangazwa kuwa ni dharura ya kiafya Afrika
Mlipuko huo umeenea katika nchi kadhaa za Kiafrika, haswa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, ambapo virusi vilivyoitwa Mpox au Homa ya Nyani viligunduliwa kwa mara ya kwanza kwa wanadamu mnamo 1970.
Miss South Africa Contestant Withdraws Amid Citizenship Controversy
Chidimma Adetshina, a Miss South Africa contestant, has withdrawn from the competition following a heated national controversy and legal action surrounding her citizenship status.
