Category: Health News

Australia’s prime minister has apologised for making a “hurtful” comment in parliament, after he mocked opposition lawmakers by asking them if they had Tourette’s syndrome. The remark – which was…

Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the country – most of them health workers.…

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…

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’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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…