[ad_1] A mechanised borehole to provide potable water to the people of Kalpohini Yapala in the Sagnarigu District of the Northern Region was last Sunday inaugurated. The project was funded by a German philanthropist Vjollca Xheladini on behalf of her husband Bujar Selmani, and executed by two non-governmental organisations Viomis Aid Denmark and Sadaqa Train…
[ad_1] By AFP Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people. “We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda,” Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said at a ceremony in the central district of Mubende, where the disease was…
[ad_1] The Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Francisca Oteng Mensah, has said that her recent exoneration by the Commission on Human Right and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on allegations of conflict of interest in the procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and hand sanitisers during her tenure as Board Chairperson of the…
[ad_1] Mental health problem has become a global health burden with close to one billion people living with a mental disorder, and one person dying every 40 seconds by suicide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every one in four Nigerians have a form of mental health illness. In other words, about 50 million…
[ad_1] Madonna, the American music star, has postponed her tour after being hospitalised for a “serious” bacterial infection. In a statement, Guy Oseary, Madonna’s manager, disclosed that the 64-year-old singer spent several days in intensive care after developing the infection on Saturday. Oseary said she is expected to make a full recovery. He added that new details regarding…
[ad_1] By VINCENT OWINO The global ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 could give Africa new options to raise ‘green’ revenues through selling carbon credits and extracting useful minerals. A recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Africa’s richness in minerals places it at an advantage to…
[ad_1] BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government has announced key tasks for deepening the reform of medical and healthcare systems for the second half of the year. The tasks include expanding the availability of quality medical resources and ensuring they are evenly distributed among regions, and deepening reform of public hospitals to ensure…
[ad_1] The Vice President of the republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumua, has followed the exemplary gesture of President Akufo-Addo by donating three months of his salary to Ghana’s COVID-19 Fund.In his broadcast to the nation on Friday night, President Akufo-Addo, among other measures, announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Fund to raise money to…
[ad_1] CATLETTSBURG Curious eyes greet visitors to Silver Run Alpaca Ranch. The herd of eight alpacas — plus one llama — has no idea it’s Kentucky Alpaca Fleece and Fiber Month. But these animals are kept on the ranch for the very reason the Kentucky Alpaca Association and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture created the…
[ad_1] Prices triple in Lagos, FCT, Kano, Rivers, Enugu, others Housewives resort to paste, dried varieties Farmers blame pest attacks, production costs From Hussein Yahaya (Kwara), Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin), Zahraddeen Y. Shuaibu (Kano) & Hope A. Emmanuel (Makurdi) Many households and restaurants across the country are now resorting to tomato pastes and other…
