Eight Days In Wuhan, Cut Off From The World
For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the centre of a global health emergency, witnessing how life…
Africa: UN Health Agency Predicts 80% Rise In Cancer
London — Low- and middle-income countries could see an 80 per cent rise in cancer over the next 20 years…
Coronavirus: WHO Sends Out Experts To Outbreak-City
A team of experts headed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is flying from Beijing to Wuhan, the capital of…
Lassa Fever: Death Toll Rises To Four In Kogi
Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed additional nine cases of Lassa fever with death toll rising to four since…
Coronavirus: FG Okays LASG’s Level Of Preparedness
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enahire has commended the Lagos State Government for its cutting edge preparedness against the…
China Virus Toll Rises To 722, With First Foreign Victim
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 in China on Saturday, including the first foreign victim,…
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Now In 27 States – Health Minister
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said about 27 states of the federation have recorded cases of Lassa fever…
Coronavirus Cases On Japan Cruise Ship Treble To 61
At least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government…
Milestone For Using Crispr Gene-Editing Against Cancer
US scientists have succeeded in genetically editing the immune systems of three cancer patients using Crispr, without creating any side…
China Virus Crisis Deepens As Whistleblower Doctor Dies
A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China’s new coronavirus died from the pathogen on Friday,…
China Scrambles To Find Beds For Virus Patients, 463 Dead
China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the…
Estonia Stems Fentanyl Crisis But Has Few Answers For US
Sitting in the back of a mobile clinic, in front of racks of anti-overdose treatments and clean needles, Jaan Vaart…