Nampula, Zambézia and Sofala have recorded outbreaks of measles, following laboratory confirmation of samples of suspected cases, bringing the number of provinces with episodes of the disease to five. According to the "Notícias" publication, the data on the epidemiological situation regarding measles points to 546 patients since the outbreak of the disease in...
Hospitals in Nampula province are running out of drugs to contain the spread of the hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak, according to complaints from patients. According to Notícias, which visited some of the hospitals, patients are being advised to look for the drugs in private pharmacies, where the prices don't fit many people's pockets. In fact, it is suspected...
Three districts in Manica province could be declared free of the cholera outbreak in the next few days, an official health source in Manica said. According to the chief medical officer of Manica province, these are the districts of Chimoio, Vanduzi and Tambara, which have not registered any cases of the disease caused by the cholera vibrio for around...
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned yesterday of the number of dengue cases in America with Brazil leading the way with 2.3 million cases and 769 deaths. "The number of cases in Brazil represents an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year and...
The health authorities in Nacala Porto, in Nampula province, declared this Thursday that there has been an outbreak of cholera in the region, with one death and 157 cases of the disease. "At the moment the district of Nacala Porto has a cholera outbreak. We have 32 patients hospitalized" at the Nacala Porto General Hospital, he told the media...
The town of Mbombmela, in the South African province of Mpumalanga, could see a new outbreak of covid-19, due to the growing number of cases. "In view of the current circumstances, there is a possibility of an increase in cases of covid-19 which, if not managed in time, could lead to a new outbreak," reads a circular from the health department received by the newsroom...