Health

More than 1,000 patients have died in Mozambique as health workers went on strike, local media reported. “The patients died because of lack of care,” the BBC quotes a union leader Anselmo Muchave, as saying. The strike by 50,000 union members began three weeks ago after negotiations over working conditions …

South African President Cyril Ramapahosa signed a controversial universal healthcare bill into law in Pretoria on Wednesday, local media reported. Mr Ramphosa described it as a major step towards a more just society. Despite Mr Ramaphosa’s enthusiasm when he signed the bill, many political groups have said they are considering …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to sign into law a contentious national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to millions of poor citizens. The National Health Insurance (NHI) bill seeks to give South Africans “of all races, rich or poor and legal long-term residents” access to …

Forty-four cholera cases have been reported in Kenya’s Tana River county, as flooding raises the risk of spread of water-borne diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. A statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) which cites the numbers, says Kenyan officials supported by WHO and other agencies have been …

Three women were diagnosed as HIV positive, that is to say infected with HIV, in the United States, after having undergone a “vampire lift” or “vampire facial”, cosmetic injections to the face which would make the skin younger and more smooth. According to a report from the Centers for Disease …

A baby girl has been delivered from the womb of her mother who lay dying from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on the southern city of Rafah. “The mother was 30 weeks pregnant and doctors at Kuwaiti hospital performed an emergency caesarean section in a bid to save her,” …

Headache is the painful and incapacitating manifestation of a limited number of primary headaches, namely migraine, tension headaches and cluster headaches. Headaches can have many different causes, ranging from stress and fatigue to more serious problems such as migraines, vision problems or infections. Headaches can be triggered by external factors …

Health in Africa is a complex and multifaceted subject. The African continent faces many health challenges, including infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Here are some key points regarding health in Africa: Infectious diseases Despite progress made …

Kenyan public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government, Reuters reported. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 to demand …

Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced it will dispose of hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue if family members are unwilling to collect them. “Interested members of the public are therefore requested to identify and collect the bodies within seven days, failure to which the hospital will …