Health
Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. Africa
In her quest for "fair skin", an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to receive several injections promoted as containing whitening agents.
Mar 5, 2024
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Medical research
Researcher looks at recovery after injury beyond mere survival in humanitarian aid settings
Beyond surviving after an injury comes living. To what extent a person is able to return to the life and independence previously enjoyed is an important aspect of recovery and rehabilitation is often a crucial factor in that. ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Vaccination
Confidence in vaccines has plummeted in Africa since the pandemic, shows eight-country study
Public confidence in vaccines has plunged across sub-Saharan Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study of 17,000 people, across eight countries, published today in the journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.
Jun 8, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
African nations commit to ending AIDS in children by 2030
Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs.
Feb 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Global access to abortion still highly unequal
After the US Supreme Court on Friday made the country the first to withdraw abortion rights, here is a snapshot of highly unequal access to terminations around the world.
Jun 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases
The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate.
Jun 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'No evidence' woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola: WHO
There is "no evidence" that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory Coast had the disease, the WHO said on Tuesday citing a new analysis from a lab in France.
Sep 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered
A young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast after arriving there two weeks ago has recovered from the disease, the Ivorian health ministry said Tuesday.
Aug 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO says 49 Ebola contact cases identified in I. Coast
Forty-nine individuals have been identified who were in contact with a young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan, the UN health agency said Thursday.
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinean authorities identify 58 contacts of Ebola sufferer
Guinean authorities on Wednesday announced that 58 people had been confined to their homes after being identified as contacts of a woman who contracted the Ebola virus.
Aug 18, 2021
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