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Bluebottle drones that never sleep level playing field in Pacific drug war
Australia is giving Fiji uncrewed sea drones that can remain on open water for up to six months and use artificial intelligence to identify suspicious activity.
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Nigeria’s health insurance enrolment rises to 23 million — NHIA
He said enrolment across federal, state and private health insurance schemes grew by 42.35 per cent over the period.
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Experts call for wider adoption of proven health innovations in Nigeria
Nigeria Health Watch, Future of Health Conference, health innovation, NHIA, Africa CDC, malaria genomics
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‘Two half-wounded people make a better whole’ : a couple’s journey of faith and advocacy for mental health
“Two half-wounded people make a better whole,” Austin Mardon told The B.C. Catholic, which recently interviewed the couple. Austin Mardon in Antarctica during his research expedition in 1986.
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CAR Tightens Border Checks As DR Congo Ebola Cases Rise
With the vast majority of the 10,000 cases recorded to date in Africa’s latest outbreak of the deadly virus having been logged in the DRC, officials in the Centrafrican capital Bangui are worried about the disease spilling over the Oubangui river dividing the two nations. Never Too Prepared “We have entry points staffed by health workers, the Water and Forests Department, Customs, Civil Protection and Internal Security Forces,” explained Dr Valentin Nebanga, departmental head at the Ministry of Health.
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Keralam govt. to take health checks to the doorstep through ‘Hridayaragam’
to take health checks to the doorstep through ‘Hridayaragam’. Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, who took part in a walkathon organised by the Health department as part of World Stroke Day observance on October 29, 2026, releases the logo of Hridayaragam on the occasion
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154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina
One hundred and fifty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised following a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets administered to treat bilharzia. The incident occurred on Monday, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu.
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La General Hospital project expected to be completed by end of 2027 – Health Minister
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says the La General Hospital project, valued at €50 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, with about €15 million paid so far. Mr Akandoh cited Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, which has a capacity of more than 1,000 beds but approximately 65 emergency beds, as an example of the gap between general bed capacity and emergency care needs.
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Hundreds take part in breast cancer awareness walkathon in Thrissur
TOGS organises ‘CanWalk’ to raise awareness of breast cancer risks and complications
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Turning job loss into opportunity: Ex-staff of CorroHealth to launch cooperative venture in Keralam
Inspired by the history of Indian Coffee House, the technology enterprise owned and operated by the professionals who work in it will focus on health-care IT and medical coding
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Ghana plans local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients to cut drug imports
Speaking at the Africa Bio Conference on October 27, Mr Tanoh said about 70 per cent of medicines used in Ghana are imported, while local manufacturers also depend heavily on foreign suppliers for raw materials. Meanwhile, the President of Sena Institute of Technology and Chief Executive Officer of Zeme Biohub Limited said inadequate infrastructure and funding remain major challenges to the development of Ghana’s biotechnology sector.
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NAFDAC destroys N8bn fake, banned products in North-Central
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized and destroyed fake, adulterated, expired and banned products worth more than ₦8 billion across North-Central Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, saying the products were confiscated from manufacturing facilities, sales outlets, markets and motor parks across the zone.
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Driver suffers severe chemical burns after hydrogen peroxide truck catches fire at Goriyiri
A driver has sustained severe chemical burns following a fire and reported explosion involving a truck transporting 35 Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) believed to contain hydrogen peroxide at Goriyiri in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region. Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Upper West Regional Command responded to the incident after receiving reports of a fire and explosion involving the heavy-duty vehicle.
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NVI’s mRNA Lab: Vaccine Institute CEO celebrates Ghana’s leap into next-generation vaccine technology
The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has established a state-of-the-art mRNA laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, making Ghana one of only five African countries with this cutting-edge technology. Speaking at the launch of the Ghana Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Policy (GPMP) at the Ghana EXIM Bank premises on Wednesday, Dr Sodzi-Tettey said the laboratory, set to be launched by President John Dramani Mahama this year, positions Ghana at the forefront of next-generation vaccine development on the continent.
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My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. What can I do?
A game is not a moral exemption to your usual self. When she doesn’t, she becomes explosive with rage, and often upends the game, sweeps dice off the table, or storms off in a rage.
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Breast Cancer: Breast Society leads awareness walk to promote early detection
The Breast Society of Ghana has intensified efforts to promote breast cancer awareness and early detection following an awareness walk through parts of Accra’s central business district on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The Breast Society of Ghana’s awareness walk formed part of broader efforts to promote breast health education and encourage people to take screening seriously.
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Officers told to withdraw expired medicine from Belagavi hospital
Upalokayukta Veerappa, along with Lokayukta officials, pays a surprise visit to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital
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US convicts Rwandan man who hid genocide role for decades
Nshimiye was accused of lying to a jury to protect himself and a fellow perpetrator of the genocide.
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Africa CDC urges coordinated action as Ebola outbreak exceeds 10,000 cases
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African countries to strengthen cross-border cooperation and coordinate their responses as an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus continues to spread beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak, which began in the DRC in May 2026, has also been reported in Kenya and Nigeria, while Uganda and France have recorded cases associated with the wider outbreak.
