I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away It was early morning in late September, off the coast of Kaş in Turkey.
The death of gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has triggered controversy over alleged hospital rejections, disagreements within his family over his burial arrangements and threats of legal action against people linking celebrities to his death. The singer died in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after reportedly slumping.
The Yobe State government has vaccinated 43,720 children against poliomyelitis during the 2026 supplementary immunisation activities that targeted responses to close immunity gaps across the 17 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hadiza Sabo, disclosed this at the commemoration of World Polio Day in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said the affected people had been taken out of their normal environments for public health reasons, making it necessary for the authorities to consider their welfare while ensuring they complied with quarantine measures
At least 64 students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, in Katsina State, have been hospitalised after developing adverse reactions following the administration of drugs during a Bilharzia treatment and prevention exercise. Confirming the incident on a telephone call, the Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, said all the affected students had recovered, and arrangements were being made for their return to school.
NAIROBI,Kenya Oct 27 – The United Nations has rejected plans to phase out its HIV/AIDS programme, opting instead to restructure and strengthen the agency amid funding cuts and concerns over the continuity of services for people living with and affected by HIV. The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) unanimously backed the continued existence of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS at a special session in Geneva on October 26, 2026, endorsing a transition that will streamline operations while preserving the organisation’s mandate and core functions.
According to Mr Idris, several of the measures required to control the diseases are similar, including surveillance, diagnosis, screening and monitoring at points of entry.
The occasion was The Legacy Gala & Awards night, the grand celebration marking fifty years of Eko Hotels & Suites. The evening’s entertainment brought together internationally celebrated musician Wyclef Jean and Nigerian highlife sensation Flavour, creating a memorable meeting of African and Caribbean musical heritage.
It’s the kind of moral question that London philosophy professor Esther Luck loves throwing at her students. As it opens, Esther, who has ovarian cancer, is waiting in a toilet cubicle on the fifth floor of her university building – the only one without CCTV – for the arrival of her dodgy French ex, Michel.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics says it is the first time the deadly condition has accounted for more than 10 per cent of all Aussie deaths.
A workplace safety review has given the Northern New South Wales Helicopter Rescue Service a "pass mark" despite admitted workplace culture shortfalls.
If no further confirmed or probable cases are detected and the country meets the conditions stipulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Federal Government has said Nigeria could declare the Ebola outbreak over as early as December 7, 2026. In a statement on Monday, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said the patient was receiving treatment at Geneva University Hospital (HUG), while her husband, identified as a close contact, had been placed in isolation at Zurich University Hospital (USZ).
Junior doctors, interns at Kolkata govt. hospital allege threats over stampede claims.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has deployed specialised rescue teams, canine units and equipment to support ongoing efforts to locate survivors following the collapse of a building along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi. In a statement, the KDF said it had deployed specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, a Rapid Response Unit (RRU) from the Kenya Air Force and canine units to reinforce the search and rescue operation.
United Nations experts have released a statement calling on the Australian parliament to progress reforms for women and children in custody after legislation on shackling and strip-searching was blocked.
Governor Oborevwori said the extension followed appeals by the Delta Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives and the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association.
Mr Edmond Kombat, TOR’s Managing Director, unveiled the “Restoration and Legacy Projects” programme for 2026 to 2029 at the Government Accountability Series Press Conference at the Presidency in Accra. To tackle accommodation challenges within the Tema enclave, the MD said TOR is working closely with the Ghana Home Ownership Fund to build a staff housing project on existing TOR land.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help anticipate disease outbreaks and strengthen emergency planning as the country steps up preparations against the threat of Ebola. Ghana remains in preparedness phase Dr Kaba Akoriyea stressed that Ghana was preparing for a possible Ebola threat, rather than announcing the detection of an outbreak in the country.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has activated its preparedness arrangements for Ebola and conducted simulation exercises as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s ability to respond to a possible outbreak. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, October 26, Dr Kaba Akoriyea said Ghana was in the preparedness phase and had begun testing its response arrangements through simulation exercises.
Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities.
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Medical specialists in the Upper East Region have called for the swift delivery of diagnostic equipment to complement the financial relief provided by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF). The Medical Director of the Upper East Regional Hospital, Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil, commended the Fund for supporting several patients at the facility.
Ghana faced a very high risk of Ebola during the 2014–15 West African outbreak, despite recording no cases, Global Health Leader at the KCCR, Prof John Amuasi, has said. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, he described Ghana’s escape as fortunate.
Angry youths armed with machetes attacked two community health workers raising awareness about the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding the other, according to officials and a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, in the latest in a series of attacks fueled by misinformation. Reuters previously reported on how the rapid spread of health misinformation posed a threat to healthcare workers in eastern Congo even before Ebola began to spread, with multiple health workers killed in Tshopo after they were accused of spreading an imaginary disease that caused male genitals to…