Category: Healthcare
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Trump Advances Medical Marijuana Reform: Africa Watches Global Shift
Africa’s Herbal Heritage Meets Modern U.S. Cannabis Shift President Donald Trump has directed a pivotal change in U.S. drug policy by expediting the reclassification of medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This move, rooted in his December 18, 2025, Executive Order on Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, eases federal restrictions on research…
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9 Medications That Make You Go to the Bathroom
1. Diuretics The point of a diuretic is to increase urination. “All diuretics work to increase the excretion of water and sodium from the body through the kidneys,” explains Dr. Hudspeth. This is helpful in treating conditions such as high blood pressure, swelling, heart failure, and liver or kidney disorders, she says. But peeing more…
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe launches groundbreaking HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir
Zimbabwe Launches Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir Zimbabwe has become one of the first countries globally to launch a national program for lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight to end AIDS as a public health threat. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora officially launched the program Thursday, calling…
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🇸🇱 Reclaiming Home and Hope: How Sierra Leone’s Citizenship Program is Powering Rehabilitation, Shelter, and Education
Sierra Leone’s evolving citizenship program is doing more than issuing passports; it is quietly building a platform for rehabilitation, shelter, and education that ties the African diaspora to concrete social projects on the ground.[1][2][3] Reconnecting the Diaspora through Citizenship Sierra Leone is one of the few African countries that offers citizenship to members of the…
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🇺🇸 U.S. Abandons WHO: A New Era of Uncertainty and Opportunity for African Health Security
On January 22, 2026, the United States formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). The move, initiated by President Donald Trump a year prior, marks a seismic shift in global health governance. For Africa, a continent that has long relied on multilateral cooperation to combat infectious diseases, this rupture presents profound challenges…
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🇯🇲Vybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: What’s Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of “lighter skin” as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening products—including soaps, creams, and astringents—marketed under the “Vybz” brand. His…
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🇬🇭🇷🇼🇹🇿🇨🇮🇸🇸🇰🇪🇳🇬Skin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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🇳🇬 Massive cocaine haul uncovered at Nigerian port
The national drug watchdog has teamed up with global partners to trace the cartel behind the “huge consignment” Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has uncovered a mammoth 1,000kg cocaine haul in a shipping container at a port in Lagos, and says it is working with US and UK counterparts to identify the cartel behind the shipment. The…
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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Opens State-of-the-Art Mdeical Center to Combat Maternal Mortality: Presidency
The Kono Maternal Center of Excellence, which was commissioned by President Julius Maada Bio in Koidu City, increases the former hospital’s bed capacity from 48 to 120 and introduces the country’s first rural-based Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, according to the presidency. “Every generation is remembered for the foundation it lays. Today, here in Kono, we…
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Major US Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Philadelphia, 33 Indicted
In a significant blow to a prolific drug network, U.S. federal authorities have unsealed indictments against 33 individuals linked to a massive, decade-long drug trafficking organization based in Philadelphia, known for distributing “tremendous” volumes of fentanyl and other narcotics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the sweeping operation on Friday, following a coordinated raid…
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