Healthcare

Another 14 monkeypox patients have been spotted in England as the tropical virus continues to sweep the world amid fears it may have mutated to spread easier between humans. UK …

A study by an international group of cancer consultants says the number of people dying of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa could reach and even exceed a million per annum …

A new wave of the coronavirus driven by two new Omicron sub-variants in South Africa has led to more than 50% increase in infections in 24 hours. According to official …

 A total of four patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 119 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. The cumulative number of deaths remains at …

German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability …

Pfizer made nearly $37bn (£27bn) in sales from its Covid-19 vaccine last year – making it one of the most lucrative products in history – and has forecast another bumper …

More than half of people in Europe will likely catch omicron by March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as the World Bank warned the contagious variant could hamper global …

Even as more African destinations are added to the no-fly list, airfares between the UAE to other countries on the Continent are recording sharp escalations. A one-stop flight from Johannesburg, …

The aviation regulator has revealed that Dubai banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya because travellers from Nairobi were testing positive for Covid-19 after arrival in the Middle …

Omicron’s ability to evade vaccine and infection-induced immunity is “robust but not complete,” said the research head of a laboratory at the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa. In …