If African governments really cared about their citizens in China, they would bring us home
NGO Heala is asking for the health-promotion levy to be hiked, while also dismissing claims by the sugar industry that this will cause job losses
As ‘impisoned’ children at epicentre cry to be reunited with their parents, top official says families mustn’t be ungrateful
More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries
A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease
The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children
Cervical cancer claimed Nkhanyeleni Vele’s life this past weekend, but with a higher number of cancer specialists on duty, her death could have been avoided
Yemeni children in critical need of medical care were evacuated Monday from the rebel-held capital Sanaa, in what the United Nations hopes will be the first of more mercy flights. Seven young patients and their relatives flew out of Sanaa airport, which has been closed to commercial flights since 2016, aboard a UN-marked plane bound […]
The outbreak of the coronavirus is having a negative effect on global markets
Self-diagnosis and symptoms are recipe for paranoia — just see the doc, take the meds and Bob’s your uncle
The transition to a decarbonised economy based on water, wind and solar energy will save trillions, plus people’s lives and climate crisis costs
China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS
"Future efforts must reflect the real costs of our fossil fuel economy and aid those most affected."
The ability to contain outbreaks exists but states ignore the international treaty for health security
Medical facilities at home are seemingly not good enough for people who head African countries
Each year, millions will be bitten by venomous snakes and antivenom will remain painfully out of reach for many victims
Examples from Rwanda and Sierra Leone can be incorporated into transitional justice frameworks
The illicit trade in this painkiller has become the stuff of ballads and dance halls but its abuse is threatening to condemn those in real need
Look to perceptions and local context – and not more training for nurses – to cut the mortality rate
Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case
The air in South Africa’s biggest city is the country’s most polluted, playing havoc with health, so move to Cape Town
‘Don’t expect the outbreak to be contained until, somehow, local communities are given good reason to trust the responders’
Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights
In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
But the pros and cons of mobile apps have to be carefully considered before they are adopted
Borders are porous between North Kivu province of the DRC and neighbouring countries, so the potential for spread is highly likely
Each breath you take means more toxic pollutants are sucked deep down into your lungs. In our metros, that pollution is ubiquitous
In our cities, pollutants hang around ready to be inhaled deep into our lungs and blood vessels. It’s enough to turn the air purple
Curacao said it would do what was needed to prevent measles spreading from a Scientology cruise ship, after a crew member came down with the disease
The veto was the second of his presidency
Italy has come up with a plan to slash the cost of medicines by May. For the plan to work, they need everyone to get on board.
Under the new rules, anyone who has not received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or does not have evidence of immunity risks a fine of $1 000