Zimbabwe: Cholera War Hots Up
GOVERNMENT today rolls out the national cholera education awareness programme and spells out modalities for the distribution of drugs, equipment and funds received from donors as measures to thwart the deadly disease intensify.
Sudan: It Takes More Than a Law to Stop the Cut
A law passed in November 2008 prohibiting female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the state of Southern Kordofan is unique in Sudan. But for it to translate into genuine abolition, deep-seated attitudes and misinformation will have to be overcome.
Zimbabwe: Hospitals Can Charge in U.S. Dollars
PUBLIC hospitals have been given the green light to charge for all medical services in foreign currency; a development many hope will improve service delivery.
Zimbabwe: Awareness Campaign Laudable
THE Government's declaration this week that all district hospitals across the country are now cholera command centres clearly demonstrates the resolve to prevent, treat and eliminate the epidemic.
Uganda: Vets Directed to Contain Foot and Mouth
THE agriculture ministry has urged district veterinary officers to monitor the activities of cattle traders to check the spread of foot and mouth disease.
Uganda: Country to Match Health Research to Local Needs
Uganda's largest university will begin a two-year study this month (January) of how to improve health research and health service delivery in the country.
Tunisia: Country's First Female Physician Celebrates 100th Birthday
Born in Bizerta on January 2, 1909, Tawhida Ben Cheikh, the first Tunisian and Arab female physician, celebrated on Friday her hundredth birthday.
Nigeria: Resign, Lagos Tells Striking Doctors
Lagosians may be in for an unhealthy start to the new year as the face-off between the doctors and the state government has taken a new turn, with the Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, asking doctors planning to embark on strike today to resign their appointments.
Nigeria: Sokoto Commissioner of Works Resigns
Sokoto Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Shehu Hamzat voluntarily resigned his appointment on health ground yesterday. The commissioner has been unwell for quite sometimes now which made him very un-active in his capacity as a commissioner.
Nigeria: Doctors' Strike Paralyses Lagos Hospitals
The strike embarked upon by doctors in the Lagos State General Hospitals, has paralyzed activities in the hospitals, as many patients were stranded and left unattended, yesterday morning.
Uganda: Lack of Drugs Leading Cause of Death - Kamuli Surgeon
LACK of proper medical equipment is the leading cause of death in Kamuli district, a senior surgeon has said.
Zimbabwe: Venezuela Donates
VENEZUELA yesterday donated nearly 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid worth millions of United States dollars to combat cholera and castigated Western nations for trying to destabilise Zimbabwe for their selfish ends.
Zimbabwe: City Gets Aluminium Sulphate
HARARE City Council has received aluminium sulphate for water purification from the United Nations Children's Fund
Uganda: 'Surgeons' Want Compensation Before They Lay Down Their Knives
WITH the high rate of unemployment in Uganda, it is sometimes hard to imagine that on a good day, someone can earn up to sh800,000 a day.
Nigeria: Niger to Build New Health Centres
Niger state government is to embark on construction of more primary health care centres in various communities across the 25 local government of the state.
Zimbabwe: Cholera Death Toll Continues to Rise
The death toll as a result of the devastating cholera outbreak has continued to rise, as fears grow that the situation will get worse as the rainy season peaks.
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Nigeria: Fire Guts General Hospital in Imo
THE efforts of Imo State government towards improved healthcare delivery has suffered a setback, following the razing down by fire, of a building at the General Hospital, Umuokanne in Ohaji/Egbema local government area of the state.
Nigeria: Lagos Promises Uninterrupted Health Services
As a faction of the Medical Guild begins their strike action, the Lagos State government has assured the people that all health services being provided in her hospitals would not be disrupted as medical directors have been charged to ensure uninterrupted health services.
Angola: Health Ministry, Who to Announce Measures to Prevent Haemorrhagic Fever
Angola's Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) office in the country will announce on Monday in Luanda measures taken by Angolan Government to prevent the ebola haemorrhagic fever that was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Kassai province, that border with Lunda-Norte, Angop learned.
Nigeria: Looming Doctors Strike in Lagos - Fashola Must Intervene - NMA
GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola has been enjoined to urgently wade into the looming crisis that is threatening to tear apart Lagos State healthcare delivery set-up.
Nigeria: Why Health Care Delivery Should Target Rural Dwellers - Dr. Pate, Ed, Nphcda
Though the primary health care system has received government's attention for over 20 years, there are not many encouraging things about it.
Nigeria: Ebonyi Disburses N300 Million to Mission Hospitals
Ebonyi State Government has disbursed N300 million to six mission hospitals for enhancement of health service delivery in the state.
Nigeria: Lagos Declares Proposed Doctor's Strike Illegal
Lagos State Government has warned medical doctors on its employment to refrain from embarking on any strike saying, it will take legal actions on any medical officer who observes the intended strike.
Nigeria: Wammako Approves N3.6 Million for Drugs
Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko has approved N3.6 million for the purchase of assorted drugs and buffer stock . The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, Alhaji Umaru Attahiru who disclosed this yesterday in Sokoto added that the drugs would be kept in the central stores of the ministry.
Nigeria: HIV And Employability
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Nigeria: Lagos Doctors to Begin Strike Today Over Poor Condition of Hospitals
All medical practitioners under the umbrella of the Medical Guild in Lagos State have vowed to embark on an indefinite strike to-day to press home their demand for better pay.
Nigeria: 'Go on Strike at Your Own Peril,' Commissioner Tells Medical Guild
AS doctors employed by the Lagos State Government under the auspices of Medical Guild, planned to commence an indefinite strike action Monday next week, the Lagos State Government yesterday declared the strike illegal, threatening that "any doctor who participated in the strike is doing that at his or her own peril"
Nigeria: 11 Kids Didn't Hamper My Research
Recently, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua decorated Dr. (Mrs) Hadiza Nuhu with a National Merit Award, along with many other recipients, for her efforts in inventing an anti-malarial drug out of the country's medicinal plants, the first of its kind from any Nigerian university or lecturer.
Nigeria: As General Hospitals Become 'Killing Grounds'
Mr Mike Okon was an expectant father as he sat on the bench outside the labour room of the maternity ward of the Wuse General Hospital, anxiously awaiting the news of his wife's delivery.