Botswana’s Amos gets three-year ban for doping
(Reuters) – Botswana’s Nijel Amos has been banned for three years after the 2012 Olympic 800 metres silver medallist tested positive for a banned metabolite,...
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Indian climber rescued from depths of Annapurna crevasse in Nepal
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Rescuers hauled an Indian mountaineer up 200 metres (656 feet) from the depths of a crevasse three days after...
Sudan army agrees to help evacuate foreigners, but fighting continues despite the ceasefire
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s army said on Saturday it had agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals as sporadic gunfire...
WHO hails Africa’s first mRNA vaccine hub
By Ntombi Mhlongo The launch of Africa’s first mRNA vaccine hub has been hailed as a historic shift to help poor countries gain access to...
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...
20 million malaria doses available for African countries
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...
