DRCβs Ebola Outbreak Reaches 6,000 Cases and Threatens to Break All Records
DRCβs Ebola outbreak has crossed 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths β the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded and the largest in DRCβs history, with WHO…
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Necessity Keeps Gold Miners Working Inside DR Congo’s Ebola Epicentre
In Mongbwalu, the mining town at the center of one of DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreaks in years, thousands of artisanal gold diggers are choosing…
He Started Smoking at 13 and Lost Everything β His Story Shows Why Quitting Tobacco Can Save Your Life
Quitting tobacco Africa youth smoking is at the heart of a powerful personal story coming out of Windhoek, Namibia, where a 33-year-old man who began…
WHO Recommends Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection to Prevent HIV
The World Health Organization has officially recommended the use of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable developed by Gilead Sciences, as a preventive measure against HIV infection.…
Loneliness Linked to 100 Deaths Per Hour, WHO Warns in Urgent Global Health Report
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that loneliness is responsible for roughly 100 deaths every hour, translating to over 871,000…
WHO Urges Global Ban on Flavored Tobacco to Protect Youth from Addiction
On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a strong warning about the dangers of flavored tobacco and nicotine products, urging governments…
UK-Africa Health Summit Drives Collaboration for Health System Transformation
Examiner βThe two-day UK-Africa Health Summit, hosted by Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) at the Royal College of Physicians in London, concluded on a high…
Health activists advocate for mental health policies
Summary: Last week, advocates for mental health urged the Ministry of Health to develop national policies aimed at addressing the challenges of suicide and mental…