HARARE � If there is one thing that unites doctors and patients in Zimbabwe's ailing public health system, it's fear.
The system is struggling to function amid a shattered economy …
Medical/Health Care
Congo: Confirmed Ebola Deaths Near 2,000, Cases Over 3,000
KINSHASA - Congo's National Ebola Response Committee says confirmed Ebola deaths in the east of the sprawling African nation are nearing 2,000 and confirmed cases of the virus have exceeded …
USA, Ethiopia Renew Partnership to End Tuberculosis
Addis Ababa The US and Ethiopia have signed a new statement of partnership agreement to continue working closely together to end tuberculosis (TB) across the country, according to a press …
Aid Groups Suspend Work in Ethiopia After 2 Killed
Humanitarian aid efforts by the United Nations and other groups have been suspended in Ethiopia's Gambella regional state after the deaths of two aid workers there, a local U.N. official …
Nearly 300 arrested in South Africa over xenophobic attacks: Pres Ramaphosa
CAPE TOWN, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an …
World Health Organization (WHO) conducts an Emergency Medical Teams awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for Zambia
Zambia is in the process of joining other countries in the world by establishing the Emergency Medical Teams Initiative (EMT), a global programme which was created by the World Health …