Sudan’s Khartoum start reopening health services
In Khartoum, the reopening of one of their hospitals has the staff and patients celebrating the new facilities, according to...
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Tunisia’s fertility rate drops to 1.6 children per woman
Tunisia's fertility rate has reportedly dropped to 1.6 children per woman on average, below the replacement level of 2.1, reports...
Morocco: 67 health facilities now active
Morocco’s Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amine Tehraoui, unveiled 67 newly regenerated health facilities across six regions of the...
Israel bars MSF from Gaza, raising health fears
Israel’s decision to bar Doctors Without Borders from Gaza has raised alarm among aid groups, who warn it will deepen...
AI bioweapons demo raises new fears over health security
A private demonstration showing how artificial intelligence systems could be used to generate instructions for creating dangerous pathogens has alarmed...
Algerian women grow “red gold” saffron amid climate challenges
In Béjaïa, Algeria, rural women are growing saffron to boost health, income, and climate resilience, reported Mongabay on 29 December....
Nestle’s infant formula recalled across the world over toxin scare
About 37 countries worldwide have issued a recall of Nestlé’s infant formula products, particularly SMA, BEBA, and NAN, after the...
Morocco’s first female doctor dies aged 84
Hennou Allali Maamar, Morocco’s pioneering first female doctor and lifelong patron of women’s rights, passed away on 3rd January at...
Initiation circumcisions claim at least 41 lives in South Africa
Over 41 young men have died due to circumcision procedures carried out during initiation ceremonies in South Africa in November...
Libya: Two Ministry of Health officials jailed for corruption
Authorities have ordered the detention of two former senior officials from Libya’s Ministry of Health after uncovering the improper disbursement...
Myanmar civil war spreads diseases across borders
Conflict and a health system collapse in Myanmar has pushed malaria, cholera, and other illnesses into neighbouring Thailand, reported The...
Kenya’s Nairobi County grants paid menstrual leave
The Nairobi City County Government has approved a policy granting women two days of paid menstrual leave every month, according...
WHO accuses Israel of blocking medical aid from entering Gaza
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of blocking vital medical equipment from entering the war-torn...
Israel accused of blocking medical equipment for Gaza
Israel has been accused of blocking vital medical equipment from entering Gaza by the head of the World Health Organisation...
Free maternity care ends in Congo, leaving mothers anxious
Until June this year, Congo offered free maternity care to help expectant mothers seek safe deliveries; however, this is no...
