Category: Healthcare
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🇬🇦 Iboga: Gabon’s Sacred Plant and Why It Has Drawn Attention in Washington
For centuries, the people of Gabon have revered iboga, a powerful rainforest shrub whose root bark plays a central role in the spiritual traditions of the Bwiti faith. Known scientifically as Tabernanthe iboga, iboga is considered by many practitioners to be a sacred teacher plant used during initiation ceremonies, healing rituals, and spiritual journeys. What…
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🇨🇩Ebola Fears Force DR Congo’s World Cup Team to Relocate Training to Belgium
The decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to cancel its planned pre-World Cup training camp in Kinshasa and move preparations to Belgium has highlighted the growing impact of public health crises on African sports and international mobility. As the country battles a worsening Ebola outbreak in its eastern provinces, officials say concerns over…
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TSA Quietly Updates Its Rules to Allow Flying With Medical Marijuana: What It Means for Pan-African Travelers
In a development that has sparked debate across travel, legal, and cannabis communities, reports suggest that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has updated its public guidance to be more permissive toward medical marijuana in passenger luggage, signaling a shift in how airport screening interacts with evolving cannabis laws. While marijuana remains federally restricted in…
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Ebola outbreak kills 88 in DR Congo as WHO declares global emergency
A fast-moving Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak has killed 88 in DR Congo and reached Goma, prompting the WHO to declare a global health emergency. With no vaccine or specific treatment, the virus spreads in a conflict-affected region, complicating containment efforts and raising fears of underreported cases. A fast‑moving Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain has…
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🇹🇬Deportation Case Raises Questions About Asylum Protections for African Women
A recent deportation case involving a Togolese woman has drawn international attention to the treatment of African asylum seekers fleeing gender-based violence. According to reports, the woman sought refuge in the United States after escaping the threat of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Togo, but was later deported despite warnings from human rights advocates. The…
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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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