Health

Djibouti (AX) — The rumors about Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh being gravely ill are just that, rumors. Minister of Economy and Finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, swiftly shut down the gossip following the president's hospital visit on Saturday.Jumping on X (formerly Twitter), Dawaleh reassured the public by saying, "President Guelleh is in fine fettle. Yes, he’s got a bum right knee, but that's it." He didn't hold back, condemning the rumor mill, highlighting the absurdity of such fabrications."Sorry haters,…

Tensions Rise as Regional Health Ministries Clash with Federal Government Over Cooperation Mogadishu (AX) — An alarming rift has emerged between the federal government of Somalia and the regional health ministries, alongside the Banadir region. This discord pertains to the cessation of collaborative efforts essential for the provision of health services. In a united statement released on Sunday, these regional bodies accused the Federal Ministry of Health of unceremoniously halting cooperation. They highlighted a…

The Mental Health Crisis in Somalia: Stigma and Conflict at Play Mogadishu (AX) — For the past several years, Hodan Ali has been robbed of restful nights. This 32-year-old mother of three is stirred from sleep by terrifying echoes of gunfire, remnants of Mogadishu's turbulent past. Like countless other Somalis, Hodan finds herself ensnared in a mental health quagmire, exacerbated by years of violence, societal stigma, and a glaring scarcity of professional support. A recent investigation uncovers a staggering truth: nearly…

Swedish health authorities said Thursday they had registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, a viral infection spread through close contact. The announcement came a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global health emergency for the second time in two years, warning that the virus could eventually spread across international borders. Sweden's public health authority confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the case was the same…

WHO chief: World's worst well being disaster unfolds in Ethiopia GENEVA -- With a lot of the world's consideration centered on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the pinnacle of the World Health Organization mentioned on Wednesday that there was "nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more threatened" than the Ethiopian area of Tigray. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

Former Congolese Minister of Health Eteni Longondo, accused almost unanimously by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) of embezzling funds set aside for the response to Covid-19 when he was in office in 2020, was placed under a temporary arrest warrant, Friday, August 27, 2021, in the end of a hearing at the prosecutor's office near the Court of Cassation in Kinshasa. He spent the night in Makala…

In parallel with the response to the Covid-19 epidemic and the risk of a new Ebola epidemic, Guinea is also battling a possible Marburg fever epidemic. Guinea's health minister wanted to make sure of the prompt response from his staff as soon as a first case was discovered. A case of this highly contagious disease, with a…

The Tunisian presidency announced this Tuesday, August 18, the easing of the curfew, which now begins at midnight instead of at. A decision made after the improvement of the health situation. The main indicators of the Covid-19 epidemic show encouraging data: reduction in the number of infections and deaths reported daily. as…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Republic of Somalia should use debt relief to repair dilapidated health infrastructure, suggests a report compiled by Amnesty International, as the country now struggles to contain the Covid-19 situation. The report was titled 'We Just Watched Covid-19 Patients Die' - Covid-19 Exposed Somalia's Weak Health System, But Debt Relief Can Transform It, Shows How Covid-19 Revealed a series of pre-existing weaknesses in Somalia's health system. At least more than 40 people were interviewed,…

Eritrea is the only country on the African continent that has not yet started vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19 as part of a national campaign. According to national media reports, after the vaccination campaign started in Tanzania on July 28 and Burundi announced that it would also vaccinate itself, Eritrea is now the only country on the continent that has not planned a COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Although Tanzania and Burundi say "yes" to the vaccine with the help of the international…