Benedetta Capelli from MSF in Pibor, South Sudan, warned from the deterioration of the health conditions of citizens in Pibor area of Boma state aswell as other areas such as Lekuangole and Gumruk due to the diseases that may spread in these areas as a result of floods that hit these areas more than a month ago.According to
By Mekonnen Teshome Time and again, I travel around the world as a freelance science writer and communicator to attend seminars and conferences that are at times very inspirational and enlightening and on other occasions devoid of insights. The 11th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in which I took part in Lausanne, Switzerland,
Written by: Samir Bol The Minister of Health in Aweil East State Dr. Luka Dut Mou hailed the role played by the Global Fund to Fight Malaria, Tuberculosis and AIDS. Mou called on the Global Fund’s Country Coordination Mechanism to increase malaria medicines to areas in Aweil specially with the rain time that will contribute
Juba , South Sudan yesterday Morning, the Dance Troupe “Ngok Lual Yak Traditional Dance Group” had performed at the Indian Embassy in front of Ambassador S.D. Moorthy and other diplomats/officials of the Embassy. The troupe has been selected by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to participate in the Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2019, New
AAS calls for free movement of African scientist By Mekonnen Teshome (Pretoria, December 10, 2018) – The African-wide scientists’ organization, African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has called on African leaders to work for the free movement of African scientists. In connection with the opening of the 11th General Assembly of the Academy, Organized as part
In the past 14 days, 61 new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in DR Congo, bringing the total to 305 confirmed and probable deaths. It is already the third worst Ebola outbreak in DRC’s history and is on track to become the worst. Mercy Corps is responding at the epicentre of the outbreak in
3 October 2018, HARARE – The Government of Zimbabwe with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners is launching today an oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign to protect 1.4 million people at high risk of cholera in Harare. The immunization drive is part of efforts to control a cholera outbreak, which was declared
Addis Ababa, 18th April 2018 – A new study to find a safer, efficacious and more patient-friendly treatment and improved diagnostic tools for people living with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has begun in eastern Africa, within the new Afri-KA-DIA consortium with funding from The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The large-scale Phase III
By Iram Siddique, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Jul 18, 2018, 06:06 IST Pregnant sister running pillar to post to fulfil formalities, arrange blood, and find accomodation after hotels refuse. How can a gap between a train and a platform be big enough for a 24-year old to fall in?” an exasperated Dr Hara Mustafa asks while trying to
By Iram Siddique, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Jul 19, 2018, 06:10 IST To make up for delay, train departed ahead of schedule, say sources; CPRO denies claim. Sudanese national , who lost her legs after she fell in the gap between a train and the platform at Dadar on July 12, died of an infection in the early hours of
