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WHO: 116 Million People in Africa Living with Mental Health Conditions

March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that more than 116 million people were living with mental health conditions before the…

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Africa posts 26% reduction in death from Tuberculosis - WHO

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organisation (WHO) says that there has been a 26 per cent reduction in Tuberclosis (TB) deaths between 2015 and…

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Eight new cases of Ebola-like virus reported as double outbreak hits Africa

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEquatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the deadly and “highly virulent” Marburg virus, bringing its total to nine since an…

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Activist in tea firms sexual abuse case found dead at home

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA key player in a case by current and former workers who were sexually exploited at two multinational tea companies in the…

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TB kills 71 people every day in Tanzania, says Majaliwa

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minutePrime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said yesterday that Tanzania loses 71 people each day because of tuberculosis (TB), amounting to 25,800 deaths per…

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Serving police officer found guilty of sexually assaulting child at Essex party

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA serving police officer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child while off duty at a party in Essex. Read…

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Malnutrition, alcohol use among 5 risk factors for 44 pc of TB cases: Report

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March 25, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFive risk factors — malnutrition, diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), alcohol consumption, and smoking — account for 44 per cent of the…

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