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Nominations Now Open for the African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year (POTY) Awards 2025
06 Nov 2025 12:04 GMT
… recognition platform celebrating exemplary Africans whose leadership, innovation, … President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi; H.E. President … Director-General of the World Health Organisation; Mo Ibrahim, Founder … a leading pan-African flagship leadership-focused …
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African Leaders Need to Have a Good Understanding of Tobacco Control to Promote Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategies
06 Nov 2025 01:38 GMT
… been emphasised by THR-Malawi Programmes Coordinator, Sahan Lungu … that African leaders, including Malawi’s, need to develop … discussions — and funding African-led research and data … to align with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention …
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Prominent Zimbabwean Prophet Walter Magaya Arrested on Rape and Fraud Charges Amid Long-Standing Allegations
03 Nov 2025 20:37 GMT
Harare, Zimbabwe – November 3, 2025 – In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through Zimbabwe's religious community, Walter Magaya, the charismatic founder and leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, was arrested on …
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Kingston grandmothers helping African counterparts
03 Nov 2025 12:48 GMT
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According to Anne Richards, a retired nurse and cofounder of the Kingston Grandmother Connection, food insecurity and housing are issues in the fourteen sub-Saharan countries they support, and Lesotho is one of them.
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Rising heat worsens chronic illnesses in rural Zimbabwe
03 Nov 2025 08:49 GMT
As climate change drives temperatures higher across Zimbabwe, people living with chronic illnesses in rural areas are facing a silent but devastating crisis.
While urban residents can escape the heat in clinics, air-conditioned buildings, or homes with …
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WHO warns of rising Mpox spread: 17 deaths reported in Africa in six weeks
02 Nov 2025 16:11 GMT
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New Delhi, Nov 2: The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concern over the expanding spread of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), revealing that the virus has claimed 17 lives in Africa over the past six weeks …
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Close to 1,500 Namibians die by suicide over past three years
02 Nov 2025 01:47 GMT
Staff Reporter
A TOTAL of 1,474 Namibians have lost their lives to suicide in the country, the youngest victim being a five-year-old. Reporting of individual cases, especially those concerning celebrity suicides, is said to increase the risk of suicide by …
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OPINION: The Trouble With Nigeria’s Healthcare System
06 Nov 2025 19:15 GMT
November 06, (THEWILL) — The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with the best …
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Health Ministry pushes for higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol to improve health outcomes
06 Nov 2025 14:40 GMT
Staff Reporter
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is advocating for higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol products as part of broader efforts to reduce consumption and improve public health outcomes in Namibia.
Tobacco use and excessive alcohol …
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Comprehensive Treatment of Gout with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Modern Pathophysiological Perspective
06 Nov 2025 14:10 GMT
Introduction
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and arises from persistent hyperuricemia, which promotes deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joints and surrounding tissues,1 and globally, approximately 4% of adults are …