Civil Society Petitions Malawi Government to Reinstate Tuition Subsidy for Nurses

Malawi’s civil society organizations on Monday petitioned government over its decision to stop paying nurses and midwifery students school fees in the form of subsidies to train them at Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) colleges. The government,...

Nigeria Records First Case of H1N1 Flu

Nigeria has recorded its first case of the A H1N1 Influenza otherwise called swine flu, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday in Abuja. The Special Assistant to the Health minister, Niyi Ojuolape, issued a statement which linked the case to a nine-year...

World Health Organisation Urges Mauritius Government to Tackle Growing Violence in Schools

According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) violence in Mauritian schools and other learning institutions have taken such high proportions that the government should take immediate steps to put a break to this phenomenon. The report which...

Mauritius Health Officials Warn of Outbreak of Mosquito-borne Viral Disease

Mauritius health officials have warned the public that an epidemic of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, will sweep the island and the whole of the Indian Ocean following the detection of three new cases in the nearby Reunion. Principal health...

Government of Mauritius Orders 2.5 Million Doses of Vaccine Against the H1N1 Virus

The Mauritian government has ordered 2.5 million doses of vaccine against the HINI Flu virus from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after having initially placed an order of one million vaccines two weeks ago. Sources at the Ministry of Health here...

Diabetes Mortality Rate in Mauritius Increases 700% in 3 Years

The number of death in Mauritius due to diabetes has increased by 700% in the last three years according to a 4th survey which the Ministry of Health has just carried out. Rajesh Jeetah, Health Minister made the declaration during the signing ceremony...

Mauritius to Buy One Million Doses of H1N1 Vaccine

Panic has swept the Mauritian population following the discovery by the medical authorities that the flu A (H1N1) has reached the shores of the island. Dr Anil Deelchand, Public Health Superintendent (PHS) indicated that three more cases of the disease...

Zambian Police Charge Former Senior Government Official

Following his arrest, Zambian police have charged a former senior government official with obtaining money by false pretences while working as a human resource manager in the Ministry of Health. Henry Kapoko, aged 38, worked as a human resources manager...

Zambia’s National Union of Health Workers Condemns Rampant Theft of Public Funds

Zambia’s National Union of Health Workers (ZNUHW) has condemned the rampant theft of public funds by the country’s public officers, saying that the malpractice was disheartening. Noting that theft of public funds has continued unabated in public offices,...