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"Maximum Alert" In Gabon After First Case Of Mpox Detected
NDTV
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August 23, 2024
The infected man has returned from a two-week trip to Uganda (Representational) Gabon: Gabon has reported its first case of mpox in a man who had returned from a trip to Uganda, its health ministry said. Cases of the infectious disease, formerly...
Tech innovations offer hope for overburdened Africa health care system
Voice of America
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August 19, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya — Overcrowding in African hospitals is blamed on the scarcity of health facilities and doctors, especially in rural areas. According to the United Nations, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people in Africa, a continent that...
Acting President Paul Mashatile to officiate signing of Second Presidential Health Compact
Africa.com
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August 22, 2024
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will, in his capacity as Acting President, lead the signing by multiple stakeholders of the Second Presidential Health Compact at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, at 12h30 today, Thursday, 22 August 2024. President...
Quantum Computing Statistics 2024 – By Segment Revenue, Country and Region, Healthcare Market, Best Stocks, Usage, Website and Companies
Hollywood Gazette
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August 20, 2024
Quantum Computing Statistics 2024 – By Segment Revenue, Country and Region, Healthcare Market, Best Stocks, Usage, Website and Companies August 15, 2024 — Introduction Quantum Computing Statistics: A report suggests that the industry of Quantum...
Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark heads to Cape Town for aid mission
Cape Town ETC
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August 20, 2024
A Chinese naval hospital ship is making its way to Cape Town to provide humanitarian medical assistance, Cape {town} Etc reports. Also read: Oracle Bone Script Art Exhibition celebrates the Chinese language The hospital ship, known as the Peace...
From ‘die Alibama’ to ‘die Vredesark’ China’s Peace Ark Naval Hospital Ship is coming to Cape Town
IOL
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August 19, 2024
By Jaya Josie No sooner after China’s Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Liu Jinchao’s visit to Cape Town on the August 2 and 3, the city’s harbour will soon host China’s Naval Hospital Ship, the Peace Ark (or...
Africans view health as a top priority, want governments to invest more resources to prepare for ...
Business Ghana
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A majority of Africans want their governments to invest more in preparations for future health emergencies, even if doing so will diminish the resources available for other health services, Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) surveys show....
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Liberia: NPHIL Confirms Five Mpox Cases Reported In Three Counties Since Early 2024 Amid WHO Global Health Emergency Declaration
Front Page Africa
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August 16, 2024
Monrovia – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has reported an outbreak of the Monkeypox virus (Mpox) in several countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, predominantly in Central and West Africa. By...
Africans view health as a top priority, want governments to invest more resources to prepare for future pandemics
Capital Ethiopia
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August 16, 2024
A majority of Africans want their governments to invest more in preparations for future health emergencies, even if doing so will diminish the resources available for other health services, Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) surveys show....
Remi Tinubu Attends 7th MERCK Foundation Summit
New Telegraph
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June 18, 2025
Share The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed her commitment to championing programmes and initiatives that promote the health and education of girls and women in Nigeria. She emphasised that advancing the education of girls,...
Mozambique: National, Chinese doctors exchange experience on hospital ship - photos
Club of Mozambique
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Mozambican and Chinese military doctors are exchanging experiences on the Chinese navy’s “Peace Arc” hospital ship, moored in the port of Maputo, which has the capacity to treat 700 people a day, a Mozambican military source said on Friday. “We,...
100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope
Hollywood Gazette
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August 10, 2024
100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope August 4, 2024 — Ever wonder if a few carefully chosen words could change the weather inside your head? Don’t roll your eyes just yet. In the torrential downpour of day-to-day hustle, those little snippets...
PSN engaging FG over pharmaceuticals tax waiver—President
Punch
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August 5, 2024
The President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Prof. Cyril Usifoh, says pharmacists in the country look forward to a crash in the prices of drugs following the executive order recently signed by President Bola Tinubu waiving import duties or...
PSN moves to ensure reduction in cost of pharmaceuticals in Nigeria
Daily Post
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August 5, 2024
Worried by the hike in the prices of drugs and other medical devices in Nigeria, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, said it has begun a move to ensure the reduction of their prices. The PSN President, Professor Cyril Usifoh who disclosed...
PSN hails Tinubu's order on zero tariffs for pharmaceutical materials
Punch
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August 5, 2024
The President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Prof Cyril Usifoh, has hailed President Bola Tinubu on the Presidential Order on Zero Tariffs for pharmaceutical raw materials, equipment and other essentials. He said such an initiative would...
At Canada Day celebration: High Commissioner lauds strong bilateral tie...
The Guardian Post
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She was speaking in Yaounde during the annual ceremony organised every July 1 to celebrate Canada Day. The event, celebrated on the theme: “We are Canada in Cameroon”, brought together government ministers, Members of Parliament, diplomats, and...
Uganda woos Gabon president to her industries
Red Pepper
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August 3, 2024
The Transitional President of the Gabonese Republic, H.E. Brice ClotaireOligui Nguema and the First Lady of Gabon, Mrs. Zita Oligui Nguema, on 1st August, 2024 visited and toured Fine Spinners Uganda Limited factory, located at Spring Road,Kiswa...
Zim scientist Masimirembwa named in 2025 African Genius Awards
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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The 2025 winners of the African Genius Awards will be announced on September 6 this year, celebrating the contributions of Masimirembwa alongside other leaders from across the continent. PIONEERING innovator Professor Collen Masimirembwa has been...
Africa Spain Summit: symbol of the shared desire to build a renewed, ambitious and supportive partnership between Africa and Spain
Atalayar
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July 8, 2025
The Moroccan Embassy in Madrid organised a meeting with guests at the 3rd edition of the Africa Spain Summit held this year in Madrid, with Ambassador Karima Benyaich taking centre stage. The event was organised by One Africa Forums, an...