Dengue fever death toll surges to 123 across Myanmar
The Ministry of Health and Sports on Monday said the death toll of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in the country over the period of 11 months has surged to 123. The Public Health Department under the ministry issued that 23, 203 mosquito-borne disease infection cases were recorded in Myanmar’s regions and states from Jan. 1, […]
South Africa records reduction in malaria in 2019
South Africa recorded about 12,000 cases of malaria with 63 deaths from January to October 2019, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday in a statement. The institute said that this year the country recorded a reduction in malaria infection and deaths. NICD added that the country recorded around 17,000 cases with […]
Lions Clubs International partners Lagos Govt to reduce HIV/AIDS
Dr Monsurat Adeleke, Director-General, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), has restated the government’s commitment to increase strategic plan to achieve a significant reduction in the incidence rate of HIV infection in the state. Adeleke said this on the sideline of a Sensitisation Awareness Walk and HIV Screening Exercise to mark the World AIDS Day […]
De Ligt, Alisson claim prizes at Ballon d’Or ceremony
Dutch starlet Matthijs de Ligt won the Kopa Trophy for the best player aged under 21 at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Liverpool star Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper. Defender De Ligt, 20, starred in the Ajax side who reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals […]
Breaking: Megan Rapinoe wins women’s Ballon d’Or
United States World Cup icon Megan Rapinoe won the women’s Ballon d’Or prize at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday. Rapinoe, 34, succeeds Norway’s Ada Hegerberg, the inaugural winner of the women’s prize last year, after starring on and off the field as the US retained the World Cup in France in July.
Nigeria among first 5 to have access to electricity in West Africa
Five West Africa Countries have topped the energy access status in the ECOWAS region with their population having access to electricity, the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) says. Mr Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECREEE, disclosed this during his presentation at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on […]
