Health

First Ebola case confirmed in France, health ministry says

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola — a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the virus. This is the first Ebola case to have been confirmed in Europe.

Mexico Free-Medicine Network Goes National in August

Economy Key Facts —The plan. Mexico will take its free state-pharmacy network nationwide from August. —The pilot. It has run only in the State of México, where about four hundred modules now operate. —The slip. The original launch set a…

Tanzania: Tanzania Boosts NCD Fight, Prioritises Prevention

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA has scaled up measures to combat Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), rolling out key policy reforms, increasing funding and expanding healthcare access, while placing greater emphasis on prevention as…

This disease is more expensive than cancer and heart disease combined. And it’s only going to get worse.

“People should be alarmed. This is a health crisis. It’s also an economic crisis for families and government,”

The ‘anyway’ that rankles: Memories of a hospital, when a daughter is born

Liberia: Religious Leaders Challenge Proposed Srhr Reforms

[Liberian Observer] A coalition of religious leaders, child welfare advocates, and policy experts has intensified opposition to proposed Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) reforms in Liberia, arguing that any changes to national…

More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds

Donna Ockenden inquiry finds ‘bullying’ culture and ‘cruel’ and dismissive attitude to women contributed to avoidable deaths Maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings? ‘Truly horrific’: the stories of five people affected…

European heat wave triggers health warnings from London to Milan as temperatures rise even higher

Authorities in France, Italy and Spain have also issued warnings about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.

US releases experimental Ebola drug for DR Congo outbreak trials

Experimental Ebola drugs are being shipped to Democratic Republic of Congo as the United States releases doses of a treatment for clinical trials in a widening outbreak that has caused more than 1,000 cases and over 250 deaths, the World…

France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo

The patient is in isolation, following strict biosafety protocols to prevent risk of spread in France.

How to stay cool and treat heatstroke during a heatwave

Heatstroke is a severe medical condition that occurs when a human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40C (104F).

Ockenden report live: largest maternity review in NHS history to be published

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden investigated stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuries ‘Truly horrific’: five stories from the NHS maternity scandal The report of the…