Health

NAIROBI, KENYA | TASS | Africa is facing the worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General Jean Kaseya said in an online briefing. According to him, the continent has recorded over 300,000 cholera cases since the beginning of the year, marking a …

  COMMENT | PAUL NEGEMI | In Runyankore we say: Agyenda mpora, ahika hare; loosely translating into ‘Even one who walks at a slow pace will still go far.’ But when it comes to our progress in health as a country, a slow walk is no longer sustainable. Access to quality …

Findings could improve screening and treatment for patients of African ancestry HEALTH REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Scientists have identified variants of five genes linked to aggressive prostate disease or to cancer that spreads, or metastasizes, to other organs in males of African ancestry. The study was published …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has acknowledged the confirmation by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) of a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka, southern Ethiopia. Further epidemiological investigations and laboratory analysis are underway, and …

Symptoms of a UTI include painful urination, urine that looks cloudy or has an unusually unpleasant odor HEALTH REPORT | AGENCIES | A new study has found that nearly one-fifth (20%) of urinary tract infections can be linked to E. coli bacteria in chicken, turkey, pork, or beef. The researchers …

Kampala, Uganda   | THE INDEPENDENT | Lifebox, a global non-profit focused on making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide, has been named one of the awardees of Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global funding initiative supporting organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health. The open call, launched …

In the second part of this series, we show how frontline medics are fighting for a future where routine infections do not become deadly again Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Dr Lorna Atikoro works at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and describes herself as a soldier in the fight against …

MOMBASA, Kenya | Xinhua | African nations on Tuesday agreed to strengthen collaboration in medical product research, development, and regulation to boost local manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports. The seventh biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa (SCoMRA VII) was held in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, …

C-Care Uganda Strengthens Strategic Media Partnerships at Appreciation Media Breakfast Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  C-Care Uganda has assembled dozens of top specialists and is widening its network across the country to provide an alternative to seeking treatment abroad. “We want to change the perception that for a Ugandan …

As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s Center for Primary …