Ministry of Health and Child Care said that the 14 typhoid cases reported on 6/21 were suspected, not confirmed Minister of Health advised the nation not to panic
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Typhoid brought under control in Muchinga
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says typhoid outbreak in Muchinga and Lusaka provinces early this year is now under control MOH spokesperson said currently there is no patient under treatment, ...
Read moreEscof Zinnia Foundation conducts screening for Deideman Community
Local NGO conducted mass health screening in Ga West Municipality and found lack of potable water or sanitation Participating doctors called for installation of water and sanitation systems to prevent ...
Read moreRainy season brings disease to Lake Chad Crisis
4 million people displaced from Boko Haram conflicts in Nigeria, Niger and Chad face the risk of a disease outbreak as the rainy season starts in the Lake Chad Basin ...
Read moreHarare faces lawsuit over water crisis
Community Working Group on Health issued a statement about the possibility of suing Harare City Council for lack of sanitation and clean water infrastructure The statement comes after 116 people ...
Read moreKano Pillars’ Danladi thanks coaches and teammates for support
Isa Danladi, goalkeeper for Nigerian soccer team the Kano Pillars, says he has been absent because he was recovering from typhoid since June 11, 2017
Read moreTyphoid outbreak under control – Chilufya
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the outbreak of typhoid has been controlled in Isoka, as well as Lusaka and Mpika districts which were reported earlier Chilufya says there has been ...
Read moreSchools pose great health risk due to lack of water
A report from the Joint Monitoring Program by the WHO and UNICEF found that three in 10 people around the world lack access to clean water in homes and schools, ...
Read moreBanket typhoid outbreak dispelled
Suspected typhoid cases in Banket, Zimbabwe all tested negative The district health promotions officer assures that a typhoid outbreak has not occurred, although due to sewer bursts and open defecation ...
Read moreWidal test causes typhoid misdiagnosis, wrong treatment
Wrong Widal tests have contributed to the misdiagnosis and poor management of typhoid fever in Nigeria After a positive Widal test, most doctors request a second Widal test instead of ...
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