A diphtheria outbreak has been declared at South Africa’s Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison following the death of a 19-year-old inmate. Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the male inmate, who contracted…
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Pakistan: Toxic smog forces authorities to shut cities
Toxic smog in eastern Pakistan has made thousands of people sick, forcing authorities to shut some cities for the rest of the week. Smog in the country’s second-largest city Lahore…
USA: Veteran gets world’s first eye transplant
Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world’s first complete eye transplant on a man, although it is not certain he will regain vision. Aaron James, who survived…
Ghana: Renal unit reopens after five-month closure
A major renal unit at Ghana’s publicly funded Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in the capital, Accra, has reopened after a five-month closure. The country’s largest treatment centre for patients suffering…
India: Severe Delhi air pollution causes schools to shut
Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have shut all primary schools for two days amid worsening levels of air pollution. Air quality in the city dropped to severe levels for…
Ghana: Patients die after renal unit shut – association
Nineteen kidney patients have died since Ghana’s largest renal centre closed in May due to funding difficulties, the president of the country’s Renal Patients Association has told the BBC. Kofi…
Ghana: Health minister to be quizzed over shut hospital unit
Ghanaian MPs have said Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu should appear before parliament next week to answer questions about the five-month closure of the renal unit at the publicly funded…
Burkina Faso: Authorities declare Dengue fever epidemic
A dengue fever epidemic has been declared in Burkina Faso by the national health ministry, with a notable surge in deaths and new cases recorded last week. The virus is…
Namibia: TikTok nurses face probe over clinic dance
Two Namibian trainee nurses are facing disciplinary action after they posted a video on TikTok of themselves dancing inside a health clinic. The two said they were celebrating after helping…
Mozambique: Authorities burn 45,000 hens as bird flu spreads from South Africa
More than 45,000 hens have been slaughtered, burnt and buried in southern Mozambique to prevent the spread of bird flu, officials say. The birds had been imported from neighbouring South…