The governments of China and Djibouti have entered into another trade and economic agreement, which is expected to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two nations. With this deal signed on January 15th, the Chinese administration will invest up… Read more ›
India’s Apollo Group of Hospitals will open its first clinic in Tanzania and East Africa within the next four months. Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited and the Tanzanian Government had earlier signed a preliminary joint venture agreement to setup a hospital… Read more ›
Some 150 South Sudanese women have received reparative surgery for obstetric fistula following a two-week fistula campaign in three cities: Wau, Kwajock and Juba. The campaign which ended last week was designed to raise awareness on obstetric fistula, a… Read more ›
A new project to address HIV stigma through visual and street arts has been launched in Rwanda. The project named Kurema, Kureba, Kwiga which loosely translates to ‘To Create, To See, To Learn’ will use “public art to start… Read more ›
Ten people have died of yellow fever in Sudan’s West and South Kordofan states, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The ten, who died between October 3rd and November 13th, were among 36 suspected yellow fever cases diagnosed during the… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government is taking action to eradicate a recent outbreak of polio in the Somali region of the country. The polio infections, which sprung from Somalia, have spread to Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia. So far Ethiopia has reported only… Read more ›
Having launched its national two-year master plan for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for the years 2013-2015 earlier in the year, health and development organizations are expected to work with Ethiopian officials to achieve the goals of this plan by developing a… Read more ›