Science & Health

China’s economy is coming under strain because of an escalating Covid outbreak, with economists warning of a deeper slowdown if lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere continue to expand. Natixis SA estimates the Covid controls will cut the economic growth rate in the first quarter by 1.8 percentage points. Long-lasting restrictions across the country could...

Cholera epidemic has been declared in Bujumbura by the country’s ministry of health after cases of Cholera were reported this Sunday. In a statement that was signed by Burundi’s Minister of Health, nine cases were recorded in Bujumbura after results from the city’s main laboratory turned positive of the disease. “9...

Burundi government has announced the reopening of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Gatumba border after the infrastructure was put in place in order to screen traders and travelers using the border point in fight against covid-19. While addressing the press at the border between Burundi and DRC, Burundi’s health minister Thaddée Ndikumana said...

A student in Ngozi university located in the northern part of the country tested positive for Coronavirus according to the school administration, the university has since last Monday August 3rd taken the precautionary and preventive measures against the spread of the disease in the campus. “When one case is discovered this means that there...

Food safety experts across Africa are calling for more consistent and harmonized standards for food additives, citing discrepancies that are hindering both public health and trade. While some countries have adopted international guidelines, a lack of uniform interpretation of Codex standards is creating barriers to the free flow of goods and food safety progress across the continent.

Burundi government said that fifty of the COVID-19 patients who were undergoing treatment underwent a retesting and results showed they were free from the virus. Burundi’s health ministry reported 26 new coronavirus cases on June 27, 2020 as the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 170 according to the Burundian health ministry.

Out of five confirmed cases one person who was under intensive care unit passed earlier Sunday that sparked social media in the country to make rounds of photos reportedly suggesting the patient died of the virus on Sunday. PHOTO| FILE. Burundi has recorded its first Coronavirus death after a...

A statement from the South Sudan ministry of Environment and Forestry released on March, 14th indicated that Juba and most parts of South Sudan is experiencing a heatwave. “It is forecasted that this heatwave will last at least two weeks. Therefore, it is critical to take proper safety measures during this humid and hot...

 “I felt discomfort, pain throughout my body, with an intense cough. I had difficulty going about my daily activities,” confides Jean Paul, 28, about the symptoms that led him to consult a doctor. After proper examinations, it was revealed that Jean Paul was suffering from tuberculosis, a disease which has affected more than 2.4...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reassured the public that the risk of avian influenza, or bird flu, remains low, despite the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus in Louisiana. WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris said the virus is "not circulating in humans but jumping into humans" through exposure to poultry or...