Health

Euronews

Dolly Parton shares health update and considers ‘avatar performances’ in future

The 80-year-old country legend has shared an update on her health after being forced to cancel her Vegas residency. She has also said she is considering “avatar performances” in the future...

Euronews

Daily Trust

Tears as Ogogo is laid to rest

Tears and grief enveloped Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. Family members, friends, sympathisers, fans and colleagues of the…

Daily Trust

South Africa: 21-Year-Old's Crucial Kidney Dialysis Treatment Puts Family Under Financial Strain

[Health-e] At 21, Brandon Booysen from Randfontein in Gauteng is bedridden with end-stage kidney disease and severe bone complications after living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) since childhood.

Nigeria: In One Year, the UK Medical Tribunal Sanctioned 16 Nigerian Doctors for Fraud, Rape, Theft, Others

[Premium Times] Although the majority of the cases handled by the UK tribunal did not involve Nigerians, the tribunal heard at least one case involving a Nigerian each month during this period, except in January.

Business Bhutan

Bhutan-India Healthcare Partnership Set to Deepen with Wider Medical Referral Network

FICCI-led Indian delegation explores specialized treatment, capacity building and healthcare investment opportunities Bhutan and India are set to deepen cooperation in healthcare, with a visiting Indian Medical Value Travel (MVT)…

Business Bhutan

Congo-Kinshasa: Violence Against Healthcare Workers in DRC Hampers Ebola Response

[RFI] Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

'We can ask Pakistan and request them': Kapil asks 'better treatment' for Imran

Times of India

'We can ask Pakistan and request them': Kapil asks 'better treatment' for Imran

Former India captain Kapil Dev has joined 21 former international captains in urging Pakistan to provide jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan with proper medical care and humane conditions. The group has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Times of India

Failure to modernise surgical services risks making things worse - surgeons speak out

BBC

Failure to modernise surgical services risks making things worse - surgeons speak out

The surgeons issued a statement after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt resigned after a fall out over the issue with UUP party leader Jon Burrows.

BBC

Children make up half of mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads

The Guardian

Children make up half of mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads

West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetected More than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said…

The Guardian

South Africa: World's Largest Research Funder Lifts Ban On South Africa

[GroundUp] Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding

RFI

Violence against healthcare workers in DRC hampers Ebola response

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

RFI

Africa: 500,000 Children Are Born With Congenital Heart Disease in Africa. Where Are the Hospitals to Treat Them?

[African Arguments] When Tendai Moyo's daughter, Rudorwashe Grace, was born in a Zimbabwean hospital, she struggled to breathe, her lips turned blue, and feeding exhausted her. Recognising instantly that her baby was seriously unwell…