By Voice of America Qamar Ali Haji has been using skin-lightening products for four years. Initially she liked the change in her appearance but now the exposure to the chemicals in the products is taking a toll. She says she regrets it. “I can’t sit too long in the school, I cannot bear the heat,

In such an overstretched service, it’s hard to feel like you are making any difference at all (Picture: Eloise Hart) Metro By Eloise Hart When a man in his twenties came into the Covid-19 ward, I knew he was scared. I reassured him that he was young and strong, so he was likely to be

A Covid 19 testing centre in Leytonstone, east London (File picture) / PA Wire Evening Standard By Daniel Keane Somali families living in east London experienced “acutely high” infection and death rates during the Covid pandemic, a new study has found. Researchers found that a late lockdown and “community-insensitive” public health approach contributed a higher

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia flag By World Health Organization The WHO Country Office in Somalia recently deployed an emergency medical team (EMT) in Mogadishu to support trauma care and also help build local capacities of doctors, nurses and paramedics s in trauma care services, especially in the areas of reconstructive surgery, nursing management of traumatic

By Anadolu Agency European countries are still experiencing high incidence of medicine shortages, with deteriorating burdensome impact on patients, according to a recent survey. The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) conducted a survey with pharmacies in 29 countries, including EU members, Turkey, Norway, and North Macedonia. The survey results showed that the medicine

Overworked Nurse Photo supplied by The African Exponent The African Exponent By Steady Dzinduwa There has been an alarming trend of African healthcare workers being exploited in bonded labor schemes in the UK. This development has been described as modern-day slavery. Nurses and care workers from Zimbabwe and other African countries are deceived into moving

File- Ambulances wait outside the Royal London Hospital in east London, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gathered government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing

By Anadolu Agency A senior health official in Britain warned on Monday of the risk to patients due to “appalling” waiting period in accident and emergency departments. “Emergency departments are in a really difficult and in some cases a complete state of crisis right now and in many cases we are unable to provide care

By Anadolu Agency Germany is facing shortages of many common medications, putting the squeeze on pharmacies and leaving parents across the country in a desperate state. Anadolu Agency spoke to a pharmacist in Berlin who called the situation very serious, with parents struggling to find medicine for their children. “The situation is very bad at

By The African Exponent The decision to halt production in the company comes after an investigation began earlier this month after multiple children died having consumed a cough syrup the company exports only to the Gambia. The Gambian government probed an investigation after noticing an increase in acute kidney injuries in children under five as