U.S. abortion providers relieved but wary as Supreme Court preserves pill access
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Abortion rights supporters expressed relief on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court preserved access to a widely used abortion pill...
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20 million malaria doses available for African countriesÂ
By Ntombi Mhlongo More African countries are set to approve the new Malaria shot. Already, the manufacturers have confirmed that for this year alone, about 20...
Cockroach outbreak in South Africa
By Ntombi Mhlongo The wet and humid summer has reportedly brought about a near-pandemic outbreak of cockroaches in South Africa. According to the South African...
MoH embarks on HPV Campaign
By Phephile Motau The Ministry of Health will start the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine campaign on June 1. HPV is a group of viruses that...
Argentina battles major dengue outbreak with atomic radiation
By Horacio Soria and Juan Carlos Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine, fighting one of its worst outbreaks of dengue in recent years, is sterilizing...
Prime Minister says Eswatini is committed to ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all
By Khulile Thwala Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini has solidified the Kingdom of Eswatini’s commitment to promoting and protecting public health andequity. Speaking during the commemoration...
Clinic Group surgeons complete first of-its-kind operation in Eswatini
By Phephile Motau The Clinic Group has successfully carried out a 16-hour complex operation on a pancreatic cancer patient. This was probably the first time...
1 in 6 people affected by infertility: WHO
By Ntombi Mhlongo Around 17.5 per cent of the adult population – roughly one in six worldwide – experience infertility, showing the urgent need to...
African leaders call for urgent action against cholera
By Phephile Motau Ministers for Health, Water and Sanitation in 11 African countries have called for urgent action to address cholera epidemics and other waterborne...
Cholera outbreaks threaten 1 billion lives
By Phephile Motau The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one billion lives are at risk following cholera outbreaks in different countries. WHO’s Cholera Team Leader...
