Kenya said on Wednesday that it has put a robust policy, the legal and institutional framework in place to promote the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Eliud Kireger, the Director-General of Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), said that regulatory agencies like National Biosafety Authority (NBA), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and Kenya […]
Botswana has embarked on an aggressive campaign to educate its citizens about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and appropriate preventative measures, an official said on Tuesday night. Given the high burden on NCDs in the southern African country, health authorities in Botswana are now giving more focus than it has in order to combat the scourge of […]
Ukraine reported further Russian missile attacks on central regions of the country, on Wednesday afternoon. According to the authorities, the Vinnytsia region, in west-central Ukraine, was among those hit but explosions were also heard in Kiev. The Ukrainian armed forces reported that Russia had fired missiles and combat drones from the territory of its ally […]
Veld fires in Zimbabwe have killed 18 people this year, with the hectarage burnt up 58.6 per cent from last year, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday. “The nation is being informed that the year 2022 is showing an upsurge in uncontrolled fire problems threatening the gains made in the past,” said Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister […]
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tuesday the government has set aside five billion Tanzanian shillings ($2.1 million) for the building of a state-of-the-art referral hospital in the country’s western region of Kigoma. Addressing a public rally after she laid the foundation stone for the construction of an emergency room and intensive care unit for […]
A southern Tunisian coastal town was paralysed by protests on Tuesday amid growing anger over the fate of people who drowned in a migrant shipwreck last month, with some buried in unmarked graves. The powerful UGTT labour union called a general strike in Zarzis on Tuesday, bringing to a head day of smaller protests to […]
By Agency Report Ukraine said Russia had destroyed almost a third of its power stations over the past week as Moscow stepped up a pre-winter campaign to strike infrastructure, a move the West says is a calculated attempt to disrupt and demoralise. Missiles struck power-generating facilities in a clutch of Ukrainian cities home to millions […]
Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Monday said the cumulative number of Ebola deaths in the country has risen to 24 after five new deaths were recorded in the last four days. The ministry in an update as of Oct. 16 said the cumulative number of confirmed cases has also risen to 60 after two new […]
India’s experts have called for better regulation of the drug manufacturing process in the South Asian country. This came after World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert earlier, this month, over four Indian-made cough syrups. WHO said the syrups could be linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in The Gambia. The […]
Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday, announced the launching of a free online toolkit to raise awareness on menopause and offer women reliable resources. Menopause is the time that marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle. It was diagnosed after she had gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause […]