Communities living in Kalangala District stand a greater risk of contracting waterborne diseases arising from the increasing consumption of unsafe water and poor sanitation
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Grieving journalist narrates how doctors abandoned dying son; teaching hospital launches probe
The seven-year-old son of a journalist died of typhoid complications in a hospital in Bauchi, Nigeria after doctors delayed intestinal perforation surgery for 18 hours
Read moreScientist warns of drug resistant typhoid strain
Professor Sam Kariuki of the Kenya Medical Research Institute warned that H58, a deadly strain of typhoid, is spreading in East Africa H58 has become resistant to more than 60 ...
Read moreNations unveil cross-border initiative to fight diseases
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi are working on a collaborate cross-border plan to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
Read moreHealth crisis looms in Harare
The Harare city council has stopped collecting garbage due to a shortage of collection vehicles This move comes months after a local typhoid outbreak with over 400 cases that led ...
Read moreTyphoid breaks out in Mpika
In Mpika district, Zambia, 38 cases of typhoid have been recorded so far, with two still in the hospital and 36 patients have been discharged
Read moreTyphoid claims one life in Mpika
An 11-year-old girl has died from typhoid in Mpika, Zambia The disease outbreak has been attributed to water shortages in the area
Read moreSierra Leone News: “Everybody pays a heavy price for the illegal dumping of waste by anti-social households”–FCC Environment Office
Widespread improper dumping of waste in Freetown, Sierra Leone is contaminating the city’s water, leading to a rise of waterborne diseases like typhoid
Read moreZambia: Residents in Kalingalinga upset with government after typhoid breakout
After a water crisis contributed to a typhoid outbreak in Zambia, residents have asked the Ministry of Health to facilitate a safe water supply to the area However, workers for ...
Read moreFunding shortfall hits starving in northeast Nigeria
Humanitarian agencies are concerned about risk of typhoid in northeast Nigeria with the ongoing famine and impending rainy season
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