African politicians seeking medical help abroad is shameful, and harms health care: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is one of many African leaders to have gone abroad for medical treatment. Reuters/Afolabi SotundeThere is an African idiom that if a man does not eat at home, he may never give his wife enough money to cook a good pot of soup. This might just be true when … [Read more...] about African politicians seeking medical help abroad is shameful, and harms health care | The Conversation
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How 50 medical experts separated Kenyan conjoined twins in 23-hour surgery | The Conversation
How 50 medical experts separated Kenyan conjoined twins in 23-hour surgery: Former conjoined twins, Blessing and Favour, after a successful surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital. Kenyatta National HospitalThe successful separation of two year old conjoined twins at Kenyatta National Hospital marked a medical milestone in Kenya. Other than South Africa, very few successful … [Read more...] about How 50 medical experts separated Kenyan conjoined twins in 23-hour surgery | The Conversation
UN Humanitarian Coordinator and WHO condemn attack on Sebha Medical Center, Libya
APO News from Africa: UN Humanitarian Coordinator and WHO condemn attack on Sebha Medical Center, Libya: The UN Humanitarian Coordinator and the World Health Organization (WHO) condemn the armed attack occurring on 30 April in Sabha Medical Center in the South of Libya. While no hospital staff or patients were injured, the incident took place in a ward with women and … [Read more...] about UN Humanitarian Coordinator and WHO condemn attack on Sebha Medical Center, Libya
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model: Kenyan medical and public health students provide healthcare to communities. Reuters/Katy MigiroThis is a time of unprecedented change in medical education globally. Medical schools, postgraduate bodies and other organisations are responding to rapid advances in medicine and changes in health care … [Read more...] about Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
Nigeria’s Buhari to return from UK medical leave on Friday
Nigeria’s Buhari to return from UK medical leave on Friday: Officials have refused to disclose his illness, triggering fierce speculation in Nigerian media and on social media. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News South Korea’s Supreme Court upholds President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment: Park becomes South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be forced … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s Buhari to return from UK medical leave on Friday
