Health
New Campaign Aims to Cultivate a Culture of Healthy Living In The Bronx
Eric Asiedu, Guest Writer, The Christian Journal Bronx ranks the least healthy county in New York State – for six years in a row. This must change. The change begins
Africa Urged to Be Vigilant Over Zika Virus
By Fred Muvunyi (AFP, Dpa, Reuters) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Zika virus, responsible for a surge in birth defects in South America, could rapidly spread
Kenya: Can ‘supergeeks’ save Kenya’s babies?
BBC News – Broken machines litter the labour ward at Kenyatta hospital in Nairobi. Nurses struggle to open oxygen valves with their fingernails because the buttons and valves are all
Pregnant Jehovah’s Witness’ decision to refuse treatment ‘harrowing’ for hospital staff after mother and baby die.
Amy Corderoy, The Sydney Morning Herald – A pregnant Jehovah’s Witness and her baby have died after the woman refused a blood transfusion in a Sydney hospital. Doctors described the
Liberia Ebola Survivors Complain About Lack of Support
VOA News, Monrovia – For Liberian survivors of Ebola, the struggle is not over. Many have lost property and family members, and often face tremendous stigma after being released from the hospital.
Ghana: ‘Optometrists in Ghana woefully insufficient’
Ghana News Agency – The Ghana Association of Optometrists (GAO) has expressed serious concern over the increasing number of quack optometrists on the streets, in buses and on social media,
Uganda: Hospital Program Helps Former Tuberculosis Patients
VOA News -People cured of pulmonary tuberculosis often continue to have problems breathing, while poor living conditions contribute to their continued suffering. But a contribution by a group of European
Africa: Eighty Countries Adopt Call to Action At First UN Conference On Dementia
A two-day ministerial conference on dementia hosted by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) ended in Geneva today with 80 countries calling for action to address “a tidal wave”
How Ebola Took A Toll On One American Church
NPR – On a typical Sunday, the pews in Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. are almost full. But a few months ago, the large stone church with stained glass
Ebola crisis: Mali says it has no more cases
Mali’s health minister says the country is now free of the Ebola virus, after 42 days without a new case of the disease. “I declare this day… the end of
