The Wa Municipal Hospital has received a critical environmental intervention from the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church to combat health risks amid severe labour shortages at the facility. Joseph Adongo, the Wa Municipal Hospital Administrator, revealed that the hospital currently has no dedicated outdoor labourers.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – The government is considering extending the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme to boys as Kenya steps up efforts to prevent cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. His remarks come amid concerns over low completion rates for the HPV vaccine among girls, with the latest Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey showing that only 20 per cent have received the recommended second dose.
New York Reports First Measles-Related Death “I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
Beauty Point harness trainer and driver Conor Crook is banned from the sport after pleading guilty to 25 charges following a months-long investigation by TasRacing's Integrity Unit.
New York governor says case is ‘devastating reminder of what’s at stake’ when vaccine protections are eroded A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced on Monday. The child died in Lewis county, about 93 miles (150km) north of Syracuse, New York governor Kathy Hochul said.
Worried about high cortisol? Experts say there is a “plethora” of social media content about the hormone, which is often unhelpful in explaining why it’s essential.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – One in four Kenyan women has experienced online abuse, with a new national survey exposing the scale of technology-facilitated gender-based violence across the country. Women in counties including Narok, Kajiado and Samburu recorded some of the highest levels of technology-facilitated gender-based violence, according to the survey.
Simon Craig resigns from a health service at the centre of a years-long political storm over the controversial $558 million redevelopment of Albury's hospital.
‘It does not include members who have directly worked within the State’s public health sector, possess practical experience with its healthcare system, or have conducted significant research on the health issues’
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – The proportion of married Kenyan women using family planning methods has slightly declined, according to the 2025/2026 Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey. The survey shows that 61 per cent of married women aged 15–49 are using at least one family planning method, compared to 63 per cent recorded in the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey.
Mr Salako, who delivered the closing address at the summit, said the federal government would also train 15,000 primary healthcare workers and integrate primary eye care services into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF)
The New York State Department of Health said on Monday that a child in Lewis County had died in connection with an ongoing measles outbreak, marking the state’s first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years. “At New York’s request, CDC has deployed epidemiologists and other experts to work alongside state health officials on the ground, providing surveillance, data analysis, strategic planning, and other outbreak response support,” the US Department of Health and Human Services told Reuters in an emailed statement.
As patients languish on public waitlists or struggle to afford private specialists, a parliamentary inquiry is examining the barriers to crucial care.
Nine men stand trial in Manchester accused of participating in abuse at couple’s home in Stockport, or encouraging it online The Stockport man who drugged, raped and sexually assaulted his wife personally found a large number of the “many, many men whose fantasy is an unconscious and unresponsive woman”, a court has heard.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – Pregnancy-related deaths in Kenya have declined, with the latest national survey showing a reduction in the mortality rate compared to figures recorded in 2014. The 2025/2026 Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey puts pregnancy-related mortality at 287 deaths per 100,000 live births, down from 362 deaths recorded in the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey.
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has commenced an assessment of Nigeria’s preparedness against the Ebola Virus Disease, as the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) called for dedicated emergency funding, medical equipment and improved healthcare facilities in custodial centres to prevent a possible outbreak. The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, made the call on Tuesday at a one-day public hearing organised by the joint House Committees on Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Services, Aviation and Interior at the National Assembly, Abuja.
The sudden onset of a sinking, upsetting feeling due to nipple stimulation is anecdotally known as Sad Nipple Syndrome (SNS), and for Sandra, it can be triggered by something as commonplace as putting on a shirt. It wasn’t until college that she worked up the courage to Google it.
The Otabil controversy and the bigger question Pastor Mensa Otabil, Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), recently made strong remarks about people who identify themselves as prophets in Ghana. Among the reported reactions, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah criticised Otabil and made personal allegations, while Prophet Nigel Gaisie expressed disagreement and called for engagement and mentorship among ministers.
Are you getting your RDA (recommended dose of art)? The drawings in Blombos Cave in South Africa, for example, are estimated to be about 73,000 years old.
927 MBBS graduates assigned for compulsory govt. If a candidate is absent from service for 30 days, there will be no option to rejoin
As Noor Takaful Insurance Limited and Noor Health Limited brought together brokers and business partners from across Nigeria for its 2026 Partners’ Engagement Forum, themed “One Partnership, Shared Success.” connection, collaboration and shared success were the driving force
Says panel lacks representation of public health experts and government doctors; warns against giving commercial interests precedence over people’s healthcare needs
