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

By Anadolu Agency The backlog of people waiting for routine hospital treatment in England has reached 7 million, a new record high, the National Health Service England said Thursday. The figures as of the end of August show a rise of 3% from 6.8 million recorded at the end of this July. The new record

By Anadolu Agency The number of confirmed and suspected deaths in Uganda from Ebola has risen to 23, while infections have climbed to 36, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The increase in infections comes as trainee medics at Uganda’s hospital hosting the main isolation center for Ebola patients withdrew their services, accusing the government of

Good night’s sleep prevents heart disease and strokes – Jose Luis Pelaez Inc The Telegraph By Laura Donnelly Seven in ten heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if everyone could simply get a decent night’s sleep, a major study suggests. Researchers tracked more than 7,000 healthy over-50s for a decade – and found just

By Reuters South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country. The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J’s Janssen vaccine, after

By The African Exponent According to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 92 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 12 countries. In addition, since receiving its first reports of the infection on May 13, there have been cases of monkeypox in the United States, Australia, Canada, and across Europe. So, it is a