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COTE D'IVOIRE: Yellow fever ep...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Yellow fever epidemic feared as vaccinations start

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Ivorian Ministry of Health has confirmed 19 people have been infected with yellow fever since May, while the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

president to discharge more HIV/AIDS patients

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The director general of the presidential medical programme, who also doubles as the director of Medical and Health Services, Doctor Tamsir Mbowe, has...
Boy, 5, needs urgent overseas ...

Boy, 5, needs urgent overseas treatment

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Abdoulie Dem, 5-year old boy, a resident of Nema Kunku in the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), urgently needs to undergo overseas medical treatment....
Pledges for siamese twins

Pledges for siamese twins

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Barely six days after the historic delivery of siamese twins in The Gambia,  some Gambians overseas have pledged to save the lives of the twins by...
New bird flu strain detected i...

New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
FAO calls for increased surveillance A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected...
NMCP to Embark on House Sprayi...

NMCP to Embark on House Spraying in Foni

Picture: Mosquito
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The National Malaria Control programme, in collaboration with the regional Health team in Western Region, will today embark on a six-day DDT house...
Conjoined twins share liver

Conjoined twins share liver

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The country’s first conjoined twins, who were admitted at the country’s main referral hospital, share a liver, according to an RVTH medical report...
13-year old needs overseas tre...

13-year old needs overseas treatment

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Alhagie Fatty, a 13-year old living in Bakoteh, fell down five months ago at the Bakoteh dumping site and suffered a dislocation of his joint.  After...
Another ‘Little Jainaba’ needs...

Another ‘Little Jainaba’ needs urgent help

Monday, August 11, 2008
Jainaba Janneh, a 3-year old resident of Farato village, Kombo South, needs urgent overseas medical treatment. According to a medical report...
AFRICA:

AFRICA: "Terrifying" new HIV/AIDS laws could undermine AIDS fight

Sunday, August 10, 2008
In an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, African countries are increasingly passing legislation that criminalises HIV exposure and...
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