Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mauritania records first coronavirus death

Mauritania has declared its first fatality from coronavirus, state media reported on Tuesday, adding to the growing death toll on the African continent.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First coronavirus cases confirmed in Burkina Faso

Two cases of coronavirus have been detected in Burkina Faso, a couple who returned to the West African country from France, the government said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Africa reports second coronavirus case

South Africa on Saturday confirmed a second case of the novel coronavirus, a 39-year-old woman who had travelled to Italy as part of a group with the first confirmed case.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Two South Africans contaminated by coronavirus in Japan

Two South Africans were contaminated by the new coronavirus while serving as crew members aboard a cruise ship that was quarantined for three weeks in Japan, officials said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO confirms 3rd case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club says

The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, the Rotary Club said Monday, amid fears the disease could resurge in neighboring ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychiatrists decry mental health care in Africa

(AP)—The drugs given to many of Africa's psychiatric patients are often administered to keep the patients asleep so the hurried nurses can get some rest, and those who can't sleep may have their hands or feet tied up.

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