Brazzaville — Nearly 150 million people in Africa are living with mental health conditions, with limited access to decentralized and integrated care, highlighting the region’s mental health challenges, a new mental health dashboard launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa shows. Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and substance…
Over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve basic services in health care facilities according to the latest joint WHO/UNICEF global progress report, Essential Services for Quality Care: Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Health Care Waste and Electricity Services in Health Care Facilities. While there is progress in establishing standards, conducting baseline assessments, and developing national…
When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been at least 20% less than what physicians charge. Instead, Florida Woman Care documents show, the women were all billed at the…
Nairobi, Kenya, 17 th September 2025: Every child deserves safe, effective care from the moment they fall sick. Yet in many hospitals across sub-Saharan Africa, treatment often begins before infections are properly diagnosed using laboratory tools. The result? Antibiotics are given indiscriminately, infections go undetected, and antibiotic resistance spreads at alarming rates…
Huawei has announced the launch of its Service Upgrade Program, making it the first consumer electronics company to provide a comprehensive package of free services for its users. The programme includes expert solutions, cleaning and refresh, device diagnosis, system renewal and round-trip shipping – all at no extra cost. Unlike the traditional model built on…
An Alabama contract worker was arrested and criminally charged in connection to the death of a toddler who was left for hours inside a hot car, prosecutors said Friday. Kela Stanford, 54, is accused of one count of leaving a child or an incapacitated person unattended in a motor vehicle resulting in serious physical injury,…
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Kizito Zua, a farmer living in Arua, a city in northern Uganda, had earned his way selling his produce at the local market. In 2020, when lockdown rules were enforced in his area, he was no longer able to tend to his land. Left without a source of income, Kizito had…
Around the world, millions of people are living with HIV, each with their own story, challenges, and hopes. In the last few decades, antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from a fatal diagnosis into a manageable disease, and stigma has declined in many communities. Despite progress in treatment and awareness, critical barriers remain. Millions of people…
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics involved in “performing transgender medical procedures on children.” The department’s brief announcement did not name any of the 20 doctors or clinics, or say where they were. It also did not specify what constituted “transgender medical procedures,” but…
We’ve all felt that moment of dread. The sharp thud as your phone hits the pavement, the tiny splash that lands too close to your laptop or the slow but certain decline of a once-dependable battery. These everyday mishaps are frustrating, sometimes expensive, and almost always ill-timed. But what if you could swap that sense…
