[ad_1] The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday presented assorted drugs and medicaments to five health facilities in Zamfara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the items were donated by MAP International, an international charity organization for medical support. The benefiting health facilities are Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau, General Hospitals…
[ad_1] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday, inaugurated a 300- bed capacity block at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for young soldiers of the Ghana Armed Forces. The facility, funded by the Jospong Group of Companies, would address the accommodation needs of the GAF and help its personnel undertake their duties effectively. The 300-bed…
[ad_1] Companies Landlady wants Trattoria owner cited for contempt Thursday February 02 2023 Trattoria Restaurant at the junction of Standard and Wabera Streets. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG The owner of the building that houses Trattoria Restaurant now wants the proprietor of the eatery cited for contempt over the failure to furnish her with…
[ad_1] A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, could someday be…
[ad_1] Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment, and prevention programmes. The 2030 goal, which was announced by UNAIDS last year, was unanimously backed by representatives from the 12 nations gathered in Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam. “All of us in…
[ad_1] Kenenisa Bekele will lead the London Marathon’s elite men’s field as four of the five fastest runners in history to go head-to-head in April’s race. Ethiopian Bekele, the second-fastest man in history, will be joined on the start line by Kelvin Kiptum, Birhanu Legese and Mosinet Geremew on April 23. Returning 2022 winner, Amos…
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[ad_1] Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said on Wednesday. The researchers, as reported by The Lancet, said their Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 per cent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit)…
[ad_1] UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children marked a step up in action to ensure all boys and girls with HIV…
[ad_1] Pope Francis has celebrated one of his biggest Masses, with around a million attendees in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, estimates say. Huge crowds started to gather in Kinshasa well before dawn, including scores of schoolgirls dressed in white who danced along the Pope’s route. A public holiday was declared so as many people…
