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15 Killed, 17 Injured As Trailer Carrying Passengers Crashes in Kwara

At least 15 people lost their lives while 17 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the early hours of Monday after a trailer conveying dozens of passengers crashed along the Ogbomoso–Oloru road in Kwara State. The fatal lone…

Daily Trust

Jolted by Ebola, countries try again to finish pandemic treaty

Countries are at loggerheads over how the pandemic agreement will work in practice.

Uganda: There Is Still Hope for Ebola Treatment - DRC's Muyembe

[Independent (Kampala)] As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes past 1,000, doctors continue to fight the disease without a vaccine or cure. But the country's top Ebola scientist tells…

Tanzania: Health Officials Tasked to Eradicate Cholera By 2026/27

[Daily News] Arusha -- THE government has directed regional and council health officials to ensure the elimination of cholera outbreaks during the 2026/27 financial year as part of efforts to achieve a Zero Cholera Tanzania.

Rights group says jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike

DUBAI, July 6 - Two Britons jailed in Iran on espionage charges are maintaining a hunger strike over prison conditions and have been denied adequate medical care and contact with their families, U.S.-based Iranian human rights news agency…

Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout

Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout

Villagers in Awoye in the Niger Delta say the ongoing pollution is causing sickness and environmental destruction, while pleas for help go unanswered Perched on a narrow hospital cot across from her son, Bodunwa Orugbemi can hear the…

Watchdog warns of risks to patients as private equity’s stake in US healthcare grows

New report details slew of ventures between private equity and nonprofits and calls for greater government oversight A watchdog group is calling for greater government oversight of joint ventures between private equity firms and non-profit…

Dawn

How to freeze your eggs in Pakistan

There is a specific flavour of panic that colours the existence of the Pakistani woman. It develops as she becomes cognizant of society’s Three Holy Ms: Money, Marriage, and Motherhood, all three for which she is expected to stick a…

Dawn

Court Rejects Andrea Prudente’s Case Against Malta’s Abortion Laws

Lovin Malta

Court Rejects Andrea Prudente’s Case Against Malta’s Abortion Laws

A Maltese court has dismissed Andrea Prudente’s constitutional case, ruling that Malta’s abortion laws did not violate her fundamental rights during her 2022 medical emergency. According to Times of Malta , Prudente, a US national, was 14…

Lovin Malta

Africa: Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion and Threaten Nearly One Million Livelihoods

[IPS] United Nations -- A new assessment from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns that the Ebola outbreak could cost Africa USD 3.6 billion, push 985,000 people into poverty, and put 300,000 jobs at risk.

Hong Kong doctor issued over 3,700 fraudulent Covid vaccine exemptions, court hears

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong doctor issued over 3,700 fraudulent Covid vaccine exemptions, court hears

A Hong Kong doctor fraudulently issued more than 3,700 Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates over seven months during the pandemic, allowing some residents to avoid inoculation on the grounds of skin allergies, chest pain and other…

South China Morning Post

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 25, wounds more than 100

CNA