By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Premium Times
Illustrative image · David Iloba · Pexels · Licence PexelsExtreme heat linked to the El Niño phenomenon could increase the risks of exhaustion and heatstroke in Nigeria, according to Tanimola Akande, a public health professor at the University of Ilorin. He recommends taking precautions against high temperatures in an interview with Premium Times.
Community leaders in Bangui’s 8th arrondissement were briefed on Ebola transmission and prevention measures at a meeting organised by the Central African health ministry. The campaign aims to boost vigilance against the risk of the virus being imported, according to Centra-News.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Centra News ·
Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie, says nuclear medicine will soon be available in Douala to diagnose or treat certain diseases. He presents the development as an expansion of the country’s medical facilities and says Cameroon could also become a medical tourism destination, according to Mimi Mefo Info.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Mimi Mefo Info ·
Madagascar is extending to travellers from Kenya and Nigeria the quarantine measures already applied to passengers from the DR Congo. No suspected or confirmed case has been recorded in the country, according to Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health, which is strengthening health surveillance.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: Midi Madagasikara ·
Madagascar will impose a 21-day quarantine on travellers arriving from Kenya, in designated hotels and at their own expense. The measure is to take effect on Monday to limit the risk of Ebola being introduced, according to Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: L'Express de Madagascar ·
INEC warns of prosecution for attacks on election staff in NigeriaNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Joash Amupitan, warns that those who attack electoral officials and members of the National Youth Service Corps will be prosecuted. In Port Harcourt, he also announced preparations for 57,000 new biometric devices for the 2027 election, according to Daily Post Nigeria.
WHO and UNESCO hold breast cancer walk in AbidjanThe WHO and UNESCO organised a breast cancer awareness walk in Abidjan on 30 October, followed by a fitness session, to mark the end of Pink October. Representatives of both organisations also discussed early screening and support for health facilities, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.The week in Africa
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