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GHS: We’ve instituted measures to contain Marburg virus

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it has put in place…

How pets give your kids a brain boost

Pick up a book from a young child's bookshelf and you're more…

WHO experts to assist Ghana fight Marburg virus disease 

The team will provide coordination, risk assessment, and infection prevention measures in…

Nose bleeding in Tanzania identified as Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is caused by a bacteria known as Leptospira interrogans, said Health…

WHO confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus in Ghana

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) collaborating centre laboratory has confirmed earlier results…

Morocco battles wildfires in the north

Moroccan authorities were on Thursday battling to put out multiple wildfires burning…

How Russia-Ukraine war changed food plan in Tanzania

Read Part 1 and 2 in our food and politics series. Tuzo…

Kenya: Nairobi Hospital warns new footbridge exposes public to radioactive material

The hospital’s chief executive James Nyamongo said works on the footbridge must…

How a woman’s body changes postpartum

Of course, pregnancy makes a woman’s feet swollen, her nose large, hair…

Africa sees 63% rise in diseases spread from animals to humans in decade

A World Health Organization (WHO) analysis found 1,843 "public health events", such…