

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...


Landmark silicosis case kicks off
Johannesburg - More than 40 advocates have gathered in the Johannesburg High Court today to hear class certification arguments lodged by...


Guinea Ring Vaccination trial extended to Sierra Leone to vaccinate contacts of new Ebola case
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Detection of a new case of Ebola virus disease in Kambia, Sierra Leone after the country had marked almost three...