Inside an operating room at the local National Children’s Hospital, the faint hum of a phacoemulsification machine accompanied a delicate pediatric eye surgery. At […]
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African Medical Centre of Excellence achieves two landmark successes as it completes its first open-heart surgery and delivers West Africa’s first stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung cancer
Landmark procedure strengthens Africa’s capacity for complex cardiac care, reducing reliance on overseas medical travel Only six months since its opening in June this year, […]
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Chinese medical team conducts TCM, first-aid training in Sierra Leone
The 26th batch of the Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone on Thursday conducted the second-phase training under its Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) appropriate techniques […]
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Regional Leaders launch one health action in high-level ceremony in Lusaka
The inaugural Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference is being hosted by the Government of Zambia and co-organized by SADC, the World Bank […]
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Mahama urges private sector to co-invest in Africa’s health industrialization
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday urged private sector players to collaborate with African governments in co-investing in the continent’s health industrialization to enhance healthcare […]
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Rift Valley Fever in Senegal: On the frontline to protect communities
The Organization also provided 850 kg of medical supplies and medicines, enough to treat more than 10,000 patients over four months, and trained 138 health […]
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Africa CDC study explores SMS messaging to strengthen tuberculosis treatment
The study will provide evidence on the effectiveness of SMS-based TB adherence support in Africa, identify barriers and enablers to the use of digital adherence […]
Share UsWHO supports Mauritius in developing its first national infant and young child feeding policy
Given Mauritius’ increasing number of preterm births and the need to strengthen early childhood development, a national policy is essential to provide one coherent, evidence-based […]
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Sierra Leone sees 73-pct drop in AIDS mortality
Sierra Leone has recorded a 73-percent drop in AIDS-related deaths, from 4,000 annually to 1,084, according to Sulaiman Lakoh, director of disease prevention and control […]
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Ghana records over 15,200 HIV/AIDS cases in 2024
Ghana recorded over 15,200 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2024, bringing the total national count of people living with the viral disease to over 334,700, the […]
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