May 19, 2013
News in 'Health' section
Mali transition still in disarray as leader seeks treatment in Paris
May 24, 2012Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traoré has left Bamako for France to get further medical treatment, after his beating by demonstrators last Monday.
Appropriate response to HIV in the workplace
May 23, 2012What’s an appropriate response to the HIV pandemic in the work place?
More than twenty trade union representatives from Francophone African countries are expected to get answer to this from a week-long training session being held by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Dakar, Senegal.
‘Huge global water, sanitation crisis’—says WaterAid
May 22, 2012The International organization WaterAid is calling on governments around the world and other partners to increase funding for the water and sanitation sector.
WHO says hypertension, diabetes cases soaring worldwide
May 19, 2012--As Health Assembly meets
Ahead of the 65th session of the World Health Assembly on Monday, a new data released by the WHO highlight incidence of hypertension and diabetes around the world, with one in 10 adults being diagnosed with the noncommunicable diseases.
WFP intervenes with "cereal banks" to contain Senegal food crisis
May 17, 2012Although not on the scale as Niger, Chad or Mali, Senegal has not escaped the food crisis hitting the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, with some 800,000 people threatened by serious food insecurity.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is trying to help find solution to the problem by stocking what it calls, cereal banks around the country.
Nigeria doctors’ strike crisis deepens with eviction
May 16, 2012Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos has ordered the eviction of 788 striking doctors from their official residence, further deepening the crisis in the health sector.
Massive road safety campaign underway in Liberia
May 16, 2012By William Selmah/WADR Correspondent
In the wake of a high rate of road accident, an institution dedicated to enhancing road safety in Liberia has begun series of road safety sensitization activities, such as airing of radio and television jingles and circulation of posters.
Sierra Leone: 162 deaths in road accidents in 4 months
May 14, 2012Some 162 people have been killed in road accidents in Sierra Leone over the past four months, Sierra Leone’s police have said.
Nigeria: Lawmakers divided, as striking doctors file law suit
May 9, 2012The medical doctors’ strike in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos has created lots of controversy across the country.
Mali conflict triggers refugee movement never seen in Sahel
May 9, 2012While political and military actors have so far failed to end growing instability, a new report says millions of people across the Sahel region continue to face “extreme risk of hunger and malnutrition,” with recent political instability in the region worsening the situation.
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