Uganda listed among first countries to benefit from vaginal ring rollout
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Uganda has been listed among the first seven countries that will benefit from the roll out of the vaginal ring used in…
Madagascar president sacks health minister after COVID-19 surge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month…
The Latest: World hits 800,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and close to 23 million confirmed cases. Read More
Bill Gates says the coronavirus could kill millions of people who aren’t even infected
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As work on a COVID-19 vaccine continues, Bill Gates believes the coronavirus could indirectly be responsible for millions of more deaths in…
Libyan embassy allegedly pressuring SA workers to test for HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is investigating allegations that South Africans working at the Libyan embassy Read More
Challenge trials: The volunteers offering to be infected with coronavirus
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There are plenty who would, and indeed are campaigning to be allowed to take part in so-called “challenge trials” to try to…
Rs 7 lakh payout to Thane woman who got HIV in hospital
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The state consumer commission has awarded Rs 7 lakh compensation to a 67-year-old Thane woman who contracted HIV from a blood transfusion…
Scientists develop injectable HIV drug with fewer side effects
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers have developed an injectable new drug that block HIV from entering cells which offers long-lasting protection from the infection with fewer…
How Covid-19 entered Britain through 80 countries: NHS data given to SAGE reveals where hospitalised patients had travelled before being struck down with symptoms (and Croatia ISN'T one of them)
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Covid-19 may have entered Britain through at least 79 countries and Croatia is not one of them, according to NHS statistics released today….
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the U.S., former CDC director says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute “COVID is now the No. 3 cause of death in the US — ahead of accidents, injuries, lung disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and…