Health and Diseases

Central Province in Zambia is grappling with an alarming rise in S3xually Transmitted Infections (STIs), with a staggering 32,547 cases reported in just the first six months of this year....

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted its first approval for a mpox vaccine, made by Bavarian Nordic A/S, for use in adults. This milestone enables global health organizations like...

Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi, the Gauteng Health MEC, has urged young people to postpone s3xual intercourse, emphasizing the need of early s3x education for both male and female students This comes...

Zimbabwe’s Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has confirmed that the country remains free of Mpox cases following thorough screenings of all suspected instances. With heightened surveillance measures...

Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they have recovered 2.63 tons of coc@ine discovered on a plane at the capital's international airport. According to Reuters, the jet originated in Venezuela. On Saturday,...

The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has raised urgent concerns regarding the alarming rise in child mortality rates at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, following a recent report calling attention...

According to the District Health Management Team (DHMT), at least 17 children under the age of five in Ngamiland, Botswaana have perished as a result of a terrible diarrhea and...

  Zambia will shut down the hydropower facility on its side of the lake on September 14, leaving families and businesses with only three hours of electricity per day, while Zimbabwe has stated it may have to switch off the turbines at its hydropower station in December. The drought, induced by climate change, has resulted in a major decline in water levels at Kariba Dam, the world's largest man-made lake and a shared electricity source for the two countries. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), a binational agency that controls the shared lake's water resources, announced this week that as of August 26, the amount of water available for electricity generation has plummeted to only 8% of normal. “The lake level is steadily decreasing due to low inflow, closing the period under review at 476.76 metres (8.71 percent usable storage on August 26,...

The ongoing cholera outbreak in Harare and Bulawayo has raised alarms among health experts and lawmakers, who are urging the Zimbabwean government to treat the water crisis in these cities...

On Thursday, Zimbabwean scientists announced they have found a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and developed a new treatment for melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Professor Simon Mukwembi, who led...

Chelsey Painter Davis, a blind content creator, has gone viral on social media after revealing that taking birth control pills led to her blindness. Davis, who started taking birth control...

In a heartwarming twist on family dynamics, Adam Zayden, a 25-year-old social media influencer from Newham, London, has become both the father and uncle to his sister Jade’s baby, following...

A growing number of mpox (monkeypox) cases has prompted health officials to issue a public health alert, warning of the infectious disease's potential to spread through various means. Mpox, caused...

Several patients in a makeshift Mpox isolation unit in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are in desperate need of medical attention, as hospital staff struggle with medicine shortages and...

A significant ruling from a Bulawayo magistrate has brought relief to a Gweru man, Givemore Shekede, who had been ordered to provide financial support for two minor children allegedly fathered...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic about containing the mpox outbreaks in Africa within the next six months. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the first vaccine shipment...

Health authorities in Hwange are increasingly alarmed by a rising trend of adolescents defaulting on their antiretroviral treatment, a situation they attribute largely to pervasive stigma surrounding HIV positivity. This...

The decommissioning of the Prince Edward water treatment plant has sparked fears of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster in Harare and Chitungwiza. According to NewZimbabwe, the plant's closure, prompted by the...

On Thursday, the World Health Organization's office for Europe lamented a recent fall in condom use among teens, warning of infection and unwanted births in countries ranging from Canada to...

Residents of Harare can breathe a sigh of relief as test results for two suspected cases of Mpox have returned negative, alleviating concerns of an outbreak in the city. According...

Doctors at Nigeria's public hospitals have begun a seven day nationwide strike to seek the release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been k!dnapped for eight months. On...

The escalating popularity of s3x enhancement products in Zimbabwe is raising alarm bells among medical professionals, highlighting a growing public health crisis fueled by both demand and misuse. Johannes Marisa,...