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Gambia: Gambian Gynecologist Shares His Expert Opinion On FGM/C
[Foroyaa] Gambian consultant gynecologist Dr. Abdoulie Keita last Thursday shared his expert opinion about Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) before the National Assembly Joint Committee of Health and Gender during a consultative meeting on the Women's (Amendment) Bill. Dr. Keita is currently the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), which is overseeing women's health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

South Africa: High-Risk People Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccination
[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa enters the winter season, Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has encouraged the public, especially people at high risk of severe influenza, to visit their nearest public clinics or healthcare providers to get the flu vaccination. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: The Long Battle of 300 Families for Toilets and Taps
[GroundUp] The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Universal Health Coverage - a Failure of Implementation or Strategy?
[People's Dispatch] Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with one in four facing devastating healthcare costs (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: 100,395 Kano Pregnant Women Access Free Antenatal Care in 2 Years
[Leadership] A total of 110,395 pregnant women from communities across Kano State enrolled to access free antenatal healthcare services from 2022 till date. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Nigeria: Malnutrition - How Faith Leaders Can Influence Positive Change - Aliko Dangote Foundation
[Daily Trust] The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has underscored the pivotal role of religious and traditional institutions in tackling the pressing issues of malnutrition and hunger within Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Nigeria Nutrition West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Personalised mRNA Vaccines - a Revolutionary New Approach in Melanoma Treatment
[The Conversation Africa] A personalised mRNA vaccine to treat melanoma has now reached late-stage trials in the UK. This is just the latest step in improving the cure rate of cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

South Africa: Three Health Reforms the New South African Government Must Prioritise
[spotlight] To drum up support as South Africans head to the polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly vowed to "end the apartheid that remains in healthcare" when he hit the campaign trail. Professor Bob Mash has three health reforms on his wishlist for the incoming administration to prioritise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence
[GroundUp] Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Human Rights NGOs and Civil Society South Africa Southern Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Ghana: 54% Ghanaian Workers Stressed at Work - New Gallup Report
[Accra Time] Young workers and those in exclusively remote or hybrid work locations experience greater levels of stress (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Ghana Health and Medicine Labour West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Cost of Healthy Diet in Nigeria UP N982 in March - NBS
[Premium Times] The NBS said this is 4.7 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Leading the Charge - Nigeria's Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.
[Nigeria Health Watch] Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and prevent other potentially deadly diseases like malaria and polio. Through global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives -- or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year over the past 50 years -- majority of which were infants have been saved. To provide a complete picture -- in many countries, infants now have a significantly higher chance of reaching (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Africa Speaks With One Voice On the Pandemic Agreement
[Africa CDC] African leaders are looking forward to a just and fair pandemic agreement and a high-level ministerial consultation for the intergovernmental negotiating body on the draft of the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Agreement. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: Meningitis - WHO Inaugurates Vaccination in Niger After Scores Died
[Premium Times] The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against the meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Codeine Misuse - South Africa Set to Get New Guidelines
[spotlight] In response to high levels of codeine abuse in South Africa, health authorities have been developing a plan to track the supply of the drug from manufacturers all the way to patients. In this Spotlight feature, Jesse Copelyn explores why people get hooked on codeine, and how the new project could combat the problem. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news