

Zika virus genome from the Americas
On Oct 1, 2015, a 52-year-old man was hospitalised with exanthema and conjunctivitis at the Academic Hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname....


Obesity: we need to move beyond sugar
In January, discussions about diet, food, and obesity usually dominate the media. This year is no exception. New figures released last...


Silicosis - On The Rise?
Whilst silica is a naturally occurring substance found in most rocks, clay and sand, when it is processed in any way whether through...


Liberia: Ebola - Antimalarial Drug Reduced Patient Mortality By 31 Percent
PRESS RELEASE A malaria drug may have reduced risk of dying among a group of Ebola patients in Liberia during the height of the outbreak...


Zimbabwe: Malaria Outbreak Leaves Four Dead
Four people died, while 1 200 others were treated for malaria in Karoi town following an outbreak that occurred in the past two months,...


Cholera – United Republic of Tanzania
Disease Outbreak News The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Tanzania has notified WHO of additional laboratory-confirmed...


New plan to help end tuberculosis by 2035
But ridding the planet of curable and preventable tuberculosis will tax the world’s existing resources. Unless there is a complete...


Swaziland close to eliminating malaria
The tiny landlocked kingdom of Swaziland is likely to become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate malaria. With only 603...


Sierra Leone: Ebola 'Day-Zero' in Sierra Leone
Nationwide celebrations as country declared Ebola-free Today, Saturday 7th November, Sierra Leone is officially declared Ebola-free...


Pollution report: Lead poses biggest threat
Zurich - Lead has been named as the world's worst toxin in a report published by NGOs Pure Earth and Green Cross Switzerland on...
