Authorities in Uganda’s capital Kampala say the city is experiencing an outbreak of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection. According to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), cases of conjunctivitis…
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Uganda: Authorities suspend ban on meat sale amid disease outbreak
Ugandan authorities have reportedly suspended a recent ban on meat sales in the capital, Kampala, following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Health authorities last week imposed a ban and ordered…
Uganda: Sale of meat banned in Kampala
Uganda’s animal welfare authorities have reportedly banned the sale of meat in the capital, Kampala, to curb an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affecting animals. “Movement of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs…
Uganda: Bill to regulate surrogacy tabled in parliament
A bill supposed to limit the usage of surrogacy to people with infertility or fitness-demanding situations that save them from reproducing was on Tuesday tabled in Uganda`s parliament. The bill…
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Province issues alert over pinkeye outbreak
Health authorities in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have issued a warning about an outbreak of conjunctivitis, urging people suspected of infection to seek treatment. Since last week, at least 161…
Germany: Parliament legalises cannabis
The German Bundestag has passed a new law that allows the recreational use of cannabis. According to the law, people over 18 are allowed to possess significant amounts of cannabis…
Nigeria: Woman gives birth at a Bus Stop in Lagos
A Nigerian woman gave birth at a bus stop in the capital, Lagos, to cheers from a crowd gathered nearby. Emergency services said the unnamed woman was waiting to board…
South Korean: Surgeries delayed as doctors strike
More than 1,600 doctors went on strike in South Korea on Tuesday, causing delays in surgeries and hospitals refusing to accept patients. Young doctors are protesting against government plans to…
Cape Verde: World Health Organization announces national malaria-free milestone
Cape Verde has been declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years. Cape Verde was given the status by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it has not reported…
Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has urged people to relocate from towns to villages following the deaths of about 300 people in a cholera outbreak. Poor sanitation in some densely populated…