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HEALTHAug 10Congo - Kinshasa : Ebola in DR Congo - Childhood Deaths Rise - Hopes Raised Over New Vaccineallafrica.com · Nigeria
HEALTHAug 9INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection marketWhat appeared to be ordinary social media marketing led PREMIUM TIMES into a week-long open-source investigation that uncovered a growing digital marketplace where vendors sell the injections without requesting prescriptions and downplayed or denied their side effects. The post INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 7Congo Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 4k Caseschronicle.lu · Luxembourg
HEALTHAug 7Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh… Demands urgent implementation of Mental Health Act, stronger funding By Chioma Obinna A Professor of Psychiatry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, has said that Nigeria is facing a deepening mental health crisis, with fewer than 300 psychiatrists available to serve a population of over 200 million people. Sheikh, a member […] The post Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 7Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 casesqueanbeyanage.com.au · Australia
HEALTHAug 7Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 4 , 000 casesinternazionale.it · Italy
HEALTHAug 7What China’s expanded funding for HIV/Aids in Africa means as US cuts health aidChina is expanding its role in the fight against HIV/Aids in Africa by funding new projects and backing local medicine manufacturing as part of its signature health initiative, the Health Silk Road. Beijing’s larger presence comes as traditional Western aid wanes following the closure of the US Agency for International Development and sweeping cuts to the World Health Organization and the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). Pepfar was a major bilateral American initiative...South China Morning Post
HEALTHAug 6Ebola: Africa CDC plans to use vaccine for different strain as outbreak spreadsDW News [en]
HEALTHAug 6DR of Congo monitors boat passengers after traveller dies with Ebola symptomsDR of Congo authorities are monitoring boat passengers after a traveler died displaying Ebola symptoms. This action aims to prevent potential spread of the disease.burytimes.co.uk · United Kingdom
HEALTHAug 6DR of Congo monitors boat passengers after traveller dies with Ebola symptomssloughobserver.co.uk · United Kingdom
HEALTHAug 6Why more Nigerian women are embracing doula care — Osunlolu AbimbolaAbimbola built her expertise by combining traditional herbal knowledge with formal professional training. The post Why more Nigerian women are embracing doula care — Osunlolu Abimbola appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 6Congo isolates 200 river boat passengers as Ebola response intensifiesThe Democratic Republic of Congo has tested and isolated about 200 passengers from a river boat intercepted in Kinshasa after a traveller died of suspected Ebola. Africa CDC says the move is aimed at containing the outbreak as authorities weigh broader vaccination efforts.Africanews [en]
HEALTHAug 6DR Congo tests over 300 passengers after suspected Ebola death on boatSouth China Morning Post
HEALTHBREAKINGAug 6DR of Congo monitors boat passengers after traveller dies with Ebola symptomsruncornandwidnesworld.co.uk · United Kingdom
HEALTHAug 6Meet Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon appointed at US children’s hospitalDr Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu-Ibrahim, widely recognised as West Africa’s first female certified neurosurgeon and Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon trained in the country, has been appointed Medical Director of Freeman Children’s Clinic in Joplin, Missouri, United States. The post Meet Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon appointed at US children’s hospital appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 6WHO calls for 'intensified' response as DR Congo Ebola cases near 4,000France 24 [en]
HEALTHAug 6UNFPA partners Lagos, GoMed to expand reproductive health services for Nigerian studentsThrough the platform, students will have access to discounted health products and discreet delivery to campuses and student hostels. The post UNFPA partners Lagos, GoMed to expand reproductive health services for Nigerian students appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 640 % Nigerian under - 5s stunted as North bears brunt of malnutritionForty percent of Nigerian children under five are stunted, with the North bearing the majority of the impact from malnutrition. This highlights a severe and widespread public health crisis affecting a significant portion of the nation's young population.thesun.ng
HEALTHBREAKINGAug 5WHO's Tedros vists DR Congo as Ebola outbreak acceleratesDW News [en]
HEALTHAug 5WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola responseThe WHO chief has arrived in Congo to assist with the ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak. This visit underscores the international effort to contain the spread of the disease.dailyadvertiser.com.au · Australia
HEALTHAug 5WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4 , 000asiaone.com · Singapore
HEALTHAug 5Moderna starts human trials for Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine as Congo's outbreak continuesModerna has vaccinated the first participants in a trial for a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle its fastest-growing outbreak on record.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHAug 5WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola responseThe WHO chief has arrived in Congo to support the ongoing Ebola response efforts. This signifies international attention and aid for a public health crisis.irrigator.com.au · Australia
HEALTHAug 4DR Congo's largest Ebola treatment centre set to open in BuniaAfricanews [en]