By Shabibah Nakirigya Malaria — related deaths and infections have been halved under the auspices of Malaria Consortium’s Malaria Action Programme for Districts (MAPD). The five-year programme, which started in 2017, covered 53 districts in conjunction with stakeholders such as District Health Teams (DHT). Speaking at the project’s official closure yesterday, Mr Sam Gudoi, the […]
By Alicestine October In 1947 the first black woman qualified as a doctor in South Africa. Her name was Mary Malahlela-Xakana. It took the country about 60 years after its first black male doctor started practicing for Malahlela-Xakana to don her stethoscope and practice medicine. Much, but not enough has changed since then. Today, medical […]
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, access to quality healthcare is expensive and tedious. But Bienvenue Zigabe has managed to create an application to facilitate quick access to medical services. “Wiiqare” helps patients pay for treatment and drugs using their savings or on credit. “Our goal is for everyone to have access to health care. […]
Accra — On one of Naomi Otua’s regular trips to visit her grandson James in the town of Assin Fosu in Ghana’s Central Region, she noticed something was seriously wrong. The 10-year-old’s eyes were jaundiced and he had lost a significant amount of weight. Worried, Otua decided to take James to the Suhum Government Hospital. […]
By Luke Anami The East African Community wants a coordinated approach by all partner states in combating Covid-19. The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki wants Covid-19 testing charges and quarantine administrative procedures harmonised across the region, to ease free movement of people. “We have been pushing for EAC Partner States’ governments to adopt a […]
