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Africa World 

Opinion: We need to challenge climate change doubters

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Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed train carriages that once barrelled along 249 miles of track transporting busy office workers, builders, teachers, civil servants, cleaners and students now rest in the murky debris-filled gut of a dying city – flooded iron ghosts. Last year’s chilling headlines warning that London is under threat… Read More
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Ghana declares “health emergency” after polio outbreak

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Ghana has declared “Public Health Emergency of National Concern” after news of latest polio outbreak in northern Ghana. The latest case which is the first in over a decade was recorded in a town called Chereponi in the Northern region. The Ghana Health Service said in a statement, a sample of the highly infectious disease was taken from a girl… Read More
Africa World 

780,000 Africans killed by air pollution yearly

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Air pollution accounts for about 780,000 deaths in Africa every year, according to a modelling study by researchers at NASA. The research has been hailed as a major breakthrough given the struggle over the years to determine extent of air pollution on the continent and its effects of health of people. In the new study, researchers used satellite data and… Read More
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Ghana: Man fakes suicide attempt to create awareness

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A man in Ghana on Tuesday staged a fake suicide attempt creating panic in the capital Accra. The unidentified man was seen sitting on top of 20-foot statue of Obetsebi Lamptey, one of Ghana’s Independence heroes. He was supported by some residents to climb on top of the statue with the help of a ladder, according to local media reporting.… Read More
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The Nigerian PhD student that developed an anti-TB drug

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A Nigerian woman pursuing her PhD in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin has been recognized for her invention. Mrs. Misitura Lawal-Arowona last week emerged third in an International Conclave holding event in Chennai, India. Lawal-Arowona developed an anti-tuberculosis metal drug that is potentially potent in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis also called TB is an infectious disease… Read More
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Burundi begins Ebola vaccination for health officials

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Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola as it makes efforts to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the vaccination is happening near Burundi’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has not reported of any Ebola cases but does not want to taken by… Read More
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda as virus spreads

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A trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine has started in Uganda as efforts continue to prevent spread of the virus. Health officials in Uganda said the trial started on Monday to deal with a disease that has killed more than 1,800 people in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The MVA-BN vaccine was developed by Johnson&Johnson and will last for two… Read More
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Kenyan governors want cancer declared national disaster

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Governors in Kenya have joined the call for the government to declare cancer a national disaster. They have urged the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to make the declaration to help mobilize resources to deal with the disease. The council of governors Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya made the call on Saturday days after ordinary citizens staged a protest to make a similar… Read More
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One dead as Crimean Congo Fever hits Uganda

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Ugandan officials have confirmed the death of one person following an outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the country’s Lyantonde District. 49 others currently are isolated according to health officials as efforts continue to contain the spread of the disease. The Lyantonde District Health Officer, Dr Moses Nkanika, revealed that the person who died was a 42 year old… Read More
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