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The Ebola virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate this year. In the first five months since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 9,415 confirmed cases and 4,536 deaths in the country. While the virus has remained relatively contained by the DRC’s borders, case […]
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We did three levels of tests, but all molecular. The strain was Bundibugyo, confirms Olajumoke Babatunde, Director, Public Health Lab Service at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will convene African health ministers next week to coordinate a continental response to the Ebola…
[GroundUp] Failing municipal sewage systems pollute drinking water for people beyond their jurisdictions
Among young adults with more childhood trauma, weaker communication between the hippocampus and the brain’s reward hubs was linked to a reduced ability to look forward to pleasurable experiences, but…
Sabrina Apitz-Grossman was told 13 months ago that she had about 12 to 18 months to live. A rare form of cancer in the 31-year-old’s knee had metastasized, spreading to her lungs.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has announced the postponement of its planned Contractors and Partners Chief Executive Officers, CEOs Health, Safety and Environment, HSE…
