UK’s Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit To Somalia
Britain's foreign minister, Boris Johnson, made a surprise visit to Somalia on Wednesday, conferring with leaders on its security problems ...
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Musician Youssou Ndour Backs Senegal’s War On Malaria
Youssou Ndour, Senegal's most famous musician, is throwing his weight behind malaria eradication in his homeland to combat an illness ...
Curbing Pollution Can Prevent 3 Mn Chinese Deaths A Year
China can avoid three million premature deaths each year if it slashes a type of fine particle air pollution to ...
Over 800 Health Workers Killed In Syrian ‘war Crimes’
More than 800 health workers have died in "acts of war crimes" in Syria since 2011, in hospital bombings, shootings, ...
Kenyan Doctors Sign Deal To End Crippling 100-Day Strike
Kenyan doctors signed a deal on Tuesday to end a strike over pay and working conditions that has crippled public ...
700 Dead As Malaria ‘epidemic’ Hits Burundi
About 700 people have died from malaria in Burundi so far this year, the health minister said, with the authorities ...
The Who To Play Vegas Residency As Final Tour Ends
Rock legends The Who on Monday announced a residency in Las Vegas, putting off retirement as they wind down what ...
More Than 1,500 Children Dead In Two Years of Yemen War
The conflict in Yemen has killed nearly 7,700 people, including at least 1,564 children, since a Saudi-led coalition intervened on ...
10 Warning Signs of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore
Depression, also known as clinical depression and major depressive disorder (MDD), is one of the least understood disorders of our ...
Antibiotic-Free Meat Gets A Foothold In US
Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are moving to limit antibiotics in ...
Ghana Not the 6th Fake Producer of Drugs
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has described as shocking the rating of Ghana as the 6th fake drug producer. ...
Ghanaian Adulterers Want Homosexuals Dead [Article]
In my work as a lawyer, I have come across several heartbreaking stories of injustice: battered wives, abused children, innocent ...
Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures ...
Calls To Include Mental Health Care In NHIS Intensified
Stakeholders in mental health care are worried about the continuous exemption of mental health care from the National Health Insurance ...
Is Yellow Fever the New Zika Virus?
Health experts fear a random outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil could affect millions if it isn't contained. The entire ...
Kenya To Hire Foreign Doctors As Strike Talks Fail Again
Kenyan authorities said Wednesday they would hire foreign doctors to get public hospitals running again after talks failed to end ...
Ghana Ranked 6th Fake Drug Producer
The fake drug market, worth over 400 billion euros, is more profitable than the sale of illicit drugs. The World ...
Somalia Reports 110 Deaths From Drought Over 48 Hours
Somalia's prime minister said Saturday that at least 110 people had died from drought and drought-related illnesses on Thursday and ...
Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1
Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic ...
A Woman Survives Ebola But Not Pregnancy In Africa
Salome Karwah fought past civil war and a deadly virus. But in Liberia, becoming a mother is too often a ...