When Tom Dambudzo was bedridden due to ill health in his rural village, taking painkillers was the only option for him to relieve pain. “I couldn’t walk properly when I had severe backache for six months and my dependence on anaesthetic drugs was quite stressful,” Dambudzo told ChinAfrica. Dambudzo’s decision to relocate from his rural… Continue reading Zimbabwean Medical Practitioners Find Traditional Chinese Medicine Cost-effective For Treatment Of Ailments
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Chinese Doctors Are Helping Zambia Battle Severe Cholera Outbreak
Lying in her makeshift hospital bed, Joyce Tembo thanked medical personnel for evacuating her to the designated national cholera treatment centre, 6 km north of Zambia’s capital Lusaka. She was recently diagnosed with diarrhoeal disease. Tembo, 43, commended the medical staff stationed at the treatment centre for their great service to thousands of patients, especially… Continue reading Chinese Doctors Are Helping Zambia Battle Severe Cholera Outbreak
African Experts Urge Sustainable Financing To Boost Public Health Security
NAIROBI, May 17 (Xinhua) — Strengthening the resilience of public health systems in Africa to help them withstand climatic shocks and the threat of future pandemics will be dependent on sustained investments in supportive infrastructure, upskilling of workforce, research, and harnessing of digital technologies, experts said. The experts who spoke Tuesday evening at a virtual… Continue reading African Experts Urge Sustainable Financing To Boost Public Health Security
Cholera wreaking havoc in Mozambique post-Freddy
THE death toll from the worst cholera outbreak in a decade in Mozambique has risen to 97. This is up from the 35 deaths that were reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in early March. Then, the Southern African country had 4 979 cases of the water borne disease. The United Nations Children’s Fund… Continue reading Cholera wreaking havoc in Mozambique post-Freddy