Category: Health News

An Australian woman is fighting for life in hospital after her arm was bitten off by her own dog in north Queensland. Emergency services were called to a house in…

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…