Sat 25 May 2024: Malawian authorities have reported a significant increase in tobacco sales, with an 89.3 percent rise over a one-month period compared to the same period last year. The Tobacco Commission, the country’s tobacco industry regulator, announced on Wednesday that sales had generated 81.2 million U.S. dollars in the first four weeks to […]
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Fri 17 May 2024: Britain’s food regulator has imposed additional control measures on all spice imports from India, it announced on Wednesday, Reuters reported. This makes Britain the first country to enhance scrutiny of all Indian spices following contamination allegations against two popular brands, MDH and Everest, which have raised concerns among global food authorities. […]
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Tue 14 May 2024: The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, is urging the public to be vigilant as the country has reported a laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox disease, also known as Mpox. The case involves a 35-year-old male, who resides in the Gauteng and tested positive on 9 May 2024. The case was first […]
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Tue 14 May 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) into law on Wednesday, 15 May 2024. According to the Presidency, the move will transform South Africa’s healthcare system and ensure universal coverage for health services. Through this, the country will overcome critical socio-economic imbalances and inequities of the […]
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The United States has reported bird flu in at least 36 herds of dairy cows in nine states, while neighbouring countries are ramping up precautionary measures. Sun 12 May 2024: The bird flu virus, which was first reported in US poultry farms in 14 states in early 2022, has spread to cows and two humans […]
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Fri 10 May 2024: The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on one of the farms in the province. A case of FMD was confirmed on a dairy herd located at Humansdorp in the Kouga after the National Veterinary Reference laboratory conducted epidemiological […]
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Fri 10 May 2024: Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking through cosmetic services using needles. Federal health officials said in a new report that an investigation from 2018 through […]
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Thu 09 May 2024: An NHS medicine shortages in England ‘beyond critical’, pharmacists have warned. A survey has revealed challenges faced by pharmacists and risk of harm to patients as key drugs from the NHS are unavailable across the country, The Guardian reported. The situation is so serious that pharmacists increasingly have to issue “owings” to […]
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Thu 09 May 2024: Beijing has authorised the safety of genetically modified wheat for the first time as it proceeds cautiously with the commercial production of genetically altered food crops. To ensure national food security, China increased the approval of genetically modified (GM) maize and soybean seeds during the past year. These seeds yield more and are […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Tue 07 May 2024: Scientists are embarking on a quest to create a novel variety of bread. This innovative bread boasts the nutritional benefits of wholemeal while retaining the familiar appearance and flavor of traditional white bread. Supported by funding from the UK government aimed at improving the health […]
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