Africa CDC ready to tackle DRC Ebola outbreak
By Staff Reporter AFRICA Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDCP) director Dr. John Nkengasong says his organisation has activated the Emergency Operational Centre (EOC) to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC has reported 11 suspected Ebola cases in the Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province in the north,
Read MoreKatswe launches anti AIDS campaign
By Daniel Chigundu PRO-Women rights group Katswe Sistahood says it is launching the “Staying negative campaign” which is aimed at helping girls in marginalised areas protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and related diseases. The 30-day campaign which comes just a month before the commemoration of the Day of the African Child is also seeking to interrogate
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Donald Trump ‘to allocate $9bn for global health services that refuse to provide abortions’
Donald Trump is dramatically expanding the federal government’s support for healthcare organisations that agree to not provide abortion services. The State Department has announced a programme, called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance, which will get $8.8bn (£6.8bn) to fund non-governmental organisations around the world that comply with the “global gag” rule. It that states
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