South Africa: Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare – South African News Briefs – April 23, 2024
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Ghana: Dr Okoe-Boye Launches Book On Covid-19 Pandemic
[Ghanaian Times] The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last Thursday launched a book titled ‘Fellow Ghanaians’, authored by the Minister of Health-designate, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, in Accra.
South Africa: Gauteng Hospitals Hemorrhage Millions in Negligence Claims – South African News Briefs – March 15, 2024
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Nigeria: Comedian Destalker Opens Up On Depression, Suicide Attempts
[Leadership] Nigerian comedian, Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond, popularly known as DesTalker, has shared his deeply personal journey battling depression and grappling with suicidal thoughts.
Nigeria: Why I’m Raising N100m for Cancer – – Bimbo Oloyede At 70
[Vanguard] Unknown to many of her teeming fans, veteran broadcaster, Bimbo Oloyede was the first female network broadcaster in Nigeria. More significantly, she has stayed the course, a rarity in her field and as she turns 70 in a few days, she has no p…
Sudan: Drama Workshops by Displaced Provide Psychological Support in Blue Nile
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin — The Dramatists Initiative in the Blue Nile region is providing psychological support to displaced people who fled Khartoum, El Gezira, and other states in Sudan after the war broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Ra…
Zimbabwe: Musicians Sing About Neglected Tropical Diseases
[The Herald] Gloria Muruva — In a bid to raise awareness of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), some musicians have collaborated on a song that was being played to mark Neglected Tropical Diseases Day last week.
Africa: Five Books About the Covid Pandemic to Look Out for in 2024
[The Conversation Africa] Vi-fi, short for virus fiction, describes contemporary fiction that features the devastating events of world-changing outbreaks and epidemics. Rooted in science fiction, vi-fi draws on bio-thrilling realism and parallel worlds…
Africa: The Shame and Pleasure of Masturbation – Poor Things Gets Girls’ Early Sexual Feelings Right
[The Conversation Africa] This piece contains spoilers for Poor Things.
Kenya: Cultural Barriers, Stigma Linked to Increased HIV Mother to Child Transmission
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Cultural barriers and stigma have been linked as threats to eliminate HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in Arid and Semi-Arid counties that bear the biggest burden of the transmission.