Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chinese hospital ship, Peace Ark, on Thursday docked in Cape Town at the start of a week-long visit.  The joint national and interdepartmental exercise for humanitarian medical service between China and South Africa hopes to strengthen military and diplomatic ties as well as [...] Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a medical emergency this week. The princess, who was raised in South Africa, in March attended the funeral service of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini  in KwaZulu-Natal. Two months later, in May, the Royal [...] Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - The cost of vaccinating the poorest half of humanity, 3.7 billion people, against the coronavirus could be less than the profits of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in four months, Oxfam International said on Thursday. The charity called on governments and pharmaceutical companies to ensure that vaccines, [...] Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's health authorities have shut down 15 clinics and dispensaries in Kigali for operating in sub-standard and filthy facilities, said an official statement made available to PANA on Friday. The decision follows a recent assessment carried out early this month on clinics and health facilities in Kigali, [...] Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkinabe surgeons Tuesday successfully performed heart surgery on a seven-year-old girl, a first in a country where 30 percent of medical evacuations are caused by this disease, the state television announced on its 8 pm news. "The very first heart surgery was successfully performed at the [...] Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the course of his on-going visit to London for a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council, President Goodluck Jonathan became indisposed and could not be present at Thursday's opening of the meeting, according to an official press statement, received here by PANA. The statement said [...] Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor Danbaba Suntai of the northern Taraba State, injured when a plane he was piloting crashed Thursday in Yola, capital of Adamawa state, also in the north, was flown to Germany Saturday in an air ambulance for medical attention, local media reports quoted the governor’s spokesperson, [...] Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday returned from a “routine medical checkup” in the US and declared that he is fit to continue his duties. "Everything showed that God is in control," President said. "The report of the doctors shows that I have strong energy enough [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Nigerian peacekeepers with the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Sunday provided free medical treatment for about 120 residents of Kurti village, located 13 kilometres from El Geneina, West Darfur. A UNAMID statement, made available to PANA in New York, on Monday, stated that the [...] Full text...