Large U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now

By Reuters,

The first two COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S. will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable populati...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , pregnancy

We’re only just beginning to learn how COVID-19 affects the brain

By CNN,

One of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We've heard a...

coronavirus

Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights

By CNN,

The novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in every other way, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic. From a spike in domest...

coronavirus , domestic violence , GBV

Coronavirus found in men’s semen raising possibility it could be sexually transmitted

By CNN,

The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexuall...

coronavirus , Semen

ODM leader Raila Odinga says COVID-19 ‘cannot stop reggae’

By Citizen Reporter,

ODM leader Raila  Odinga has said the COVID-19 disease 'cannot stop reggae' and Kenyans should prepare for a referendum as the coronavirus will soon ...

BBI , raila odinga

World health would have to be at stake to cancel Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

For this year’s Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled or postponed over the coronavirus outbreak, the world’s health would have to be at stake, Internati...

coronavirus , Dick Pound , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Coronavirus fears spreading Tokyo Olympics unease

By Reuters,

Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the Interna...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020

WHO declares global health emergency in fight against coronavirus

By CNN,

China marked its most fatal day yet during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Thursday as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a global ...

coronavirus

Coronavirus: South Africa on high alert over possible outbreak

By VOA,

South Africa’s health ministry says it is on “high alert” for possible coronavirus patients at the continent’s busiest airport. No cases ha...

coronavirus

WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency

By Reuters,

A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Ugan...

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , ebola , The World Health Organization

WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency

By VOA,

The World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international public health emergency over the Ebola outbreak, despite its recent sp...

Deadly ebola outbreak , DRC Congo , uganda , World Health Organization (WHO).

Ebola spread concentrated in Congo, not a wider emergency: WHO

By Reuters,

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has killed more than 700 people and is continuing to spread does not constitute an...

Congo , ebola

Scientists to test tailor-made vaccine tech to fight epidemics

By Reuters,

A global coalition set up to fight disease epidemics is investing up to $8.4 million to develop a synthetic vaccine system that could be tailor-made t...

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) , German firm BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals

African Islands Call for Help as Climate Change Impacts Health

By VOA,

African island states this week said they need more help to cope with the health impacts of climate change, from worsening nutrition to a resurgence i...

Cape Verde , Dengue fever , Seychelles , World Health Organization (WHO).

Kenyan hospitals ‘detain patients using armed guards, chains’ over unpaid bills

By VOA,

Doctors at Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital have told Robert Wanyonyi there's nothing more they can do for him. Yet more than a year after he f...

Kenyan hospitals , Kenyatta National Hospital , Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital , Pumwani

Test wipes out over 80pc of disease-carrying mosquitoes

By CNN,

In an experiment with global implications, Australian scientists have successfully wiped out more than 80percent of disease-carrying mosquitoes in tri...

mosquito

As Africa Warms, Mosquito Carrying Zika, Dengue More Likely to Thrive

By Citizen Reporter,

Dakar, Senegal-From deadly droughts and destroyed crops to shrinking water sources, communities across sub-Saharan Africa are struggling to withstand ...

122 million dollars needed for global response to Zika virus- WHO , Brazil scientists seek to unravel mystery of Zika twins , Dengue fever , Negotiators zero in on Zika virus funding

Scientists to test whether Zika can kill brain cancer cells

By Reuters,

Scientists in Britain plan to harness the Zika virus to try to kill brain tumor cells in experiments that they say could lead to new ways to fight an ...

brain cancer , zika

6 things you need to know about dengue fever

By Sally Boyani,

Over 120 cases of dengue fever were reported in Mombasa County by Sunday, May 8, 2017 – causing Mombasa County health officials to raise alarm over ...

Dawa mpya ya kuzuia maambukizi ya UKIMWI yazinduliwa

By Saida Swaleh,

Serikali imezindua dawa itakayoweza kutumika na mtu yeyote aliyeko hatarini kuweza kuambukizika virusi vya HIV ili kujikinga na maradhi hayo pamoja na...

AIDS , dAWA , HIV , UKIMWI