Africa Health News

By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria The Peoples Republic of China for shipping fake anti-malaria drugs into Nigeria, which have claimed mainly lives, has sentenced six people to death. The Director-General of the National Agency For Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),...

It is reported that anxiety and fear dominate the Egyptian citizens in the wake of "the bad sides of the" virus "H1N1", known as swine flu that has killed four Egyptians in a single day, an incident is the first...

Tripoli - Libyan health officials said Monday the country had recorded its first lethal case of the pandemic swine flu virus. The first victim was a 40-year-old pregnant woman, who experienced side effects common with the A(H1N1) virus, also known...

ALGIERS, Nov 30 (KUNA) -- Algerian authorities on Monday reported 25 new swine flu cases bringing the toll to 299 including three death cases. The health ministry said in a statement 11 of the cases were registered in the capital,...

Khartoum: Said the latest statistics issued by the traffic management in Sudan, said incidents roads rose to more than 18 thousand incidents were reported during the period from January until late October. Sources confirmed that the number of deaths amounted...

ALGIERS, (Xinhua) -- A total of 50 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza, among which were three deaths, were confirmed on Thursday by the Algerian Health Ministry, bringing the number of confirmed cases of the epidemic in the country to 274....

Medical experts say tobacco-related illnesses are becoming a serious health issue in Africa as a new report warns tobacco use may double in some parts of the continent during the next 12 years. The report, from the Global Smokefree Partnership,...

Can you really do it this time? If you have a weight problem, it can feel hopeless. The heavier you get and the longer that you've been overweight, the more impossible it seems to be able to drop weight and...