Tag: Public Health

Rachel Reeves, the UK chancellor, is contemplating raising the tax on vaping products as part of her upcoming budget in response to growing concerns over the increasing number of children ...

Rwanda’s outbreak of Marburg fever, a deadly virus similar to Ebola, is now under control, according to the head of Africa’s leading public health agency.  Despite 13 deaths reported since ...

On July 9, 2024, the Ghana Police Service received a notification from Democracy Hub, a civil society group, outlining their intention to hold a demonstration from September 21 to 23, ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to implement sweeping changes to the National Health Service (NHS) following the release of a major inquiry that described the health system as being ...

Smoking in outdoor spaces such as pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, sports grounds, and outside hospitals could soon be a thing of the past in the UK.  According to leaked documents, ...

Cape Town's harsh winter weather, marked by snow on Table Mountain and fierce winds, hasn't deterred locals from seeking free medical care aboard a Chinese ship docked in the city’s ...

In a significant move to curb the ongoing mpox outbreak, Germany announced that it would donate 100,000 doses of the mpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...

The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for $18.5 million to fund efforts aimed at controlling the outbreak of mpox. According to a statement released by the UN's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, August 14 will hold an expert meeting to discuss the possibility of declaring mpox a global emergency.  This consideration comes as the number ...

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, is set to introduce a hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in health facilities across the country.  This strategic move aims to ...