While most cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been reported in the U.S. , Europe, and China, the virus is spreading rapidly across the African continent....
At the conclusion of the 73rd World Health Assembly on 19 May 2020, the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “COVID-19 has robbed us of...
Like rain that exposes a leaking roof, the coronavirus crisis has revealed unanticipated problems inherent in our dependence on global supply chains and amplified longstanding structural...
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S.—the largest sponsor of the World Health Organization—will halt payments to the body in the midst of a pandemic because...
As the COVID-19 coronavirus makes its way around the world, it’s increasingly likely that people will be exposed to the virus, which can resemble other flus...
People carry some ailments for decades before symptoms manifest and it’s too late for treatment. Those who do get diagnosed must grapple with expensive medical costs....
My uncle died after drowning in the bathtub during one of his epileptic fits. Four high school students were crossing a river in a canoe on...
From Lagos to Nairobi to Johannesburg, Africa trembles as Ebola spreads.
A former South African Olympic swimmer, the Zimbabwe-born Princess Charlène of Monaco is taking the plunge in Monte Carlo.
Every morning, Sizwe Nzima jumps on his bicycle to deliver medication to doorsteps. His medicine delivery company earned him a place in FORBES’ ‘30 Under 30’...