AllAfrica.com is reporting that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the dismissal of some senior and junior level cabinet members that left the country amid reports of an Ebola outbreak. The author writes: “...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that reports of the experimental drug for treating Ebola is a pesticide and should not be used to prevent, treat or cure Ebola. Reports ...
Reuters is reporting that the White House and the United States Food and Drug Administration have approved the request for sample doses of an experimental serum to treat Liberian doctors who are currently infected with the deadly ...
As fears mount, Nigerians are desperate to find natural cures for the Ebola virus. Nnenna Ibeh of Premium Times is reporting that Nigeria’s Minister of Information Labaran Maku, has issued a statement dismissing rumors that ...
ESPN Broadcaster Stuart Scott is the recipient of the 2014 Jimmy V Perseverance Award. Named for legendary North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano who died of bone cancer in 1993. Scott, who was diagnosed with appendice...
Aminu Abubakar and Holly Yan of CNN are reporting that 63 girls and women have escaped from Boko Haram following a kidnapping last month from the Kummabza village in northern Borno State. This kidnapping took place on June 18, jus...
Emma Daly of Human Rights Watch is profiling the activism of Phyllis Omido, a Kenyan woman who led the fight against lead poisoning that was destroying the health of her community. Omido campaigned for the closure of a smelting pl...
Angela Townsend of The Plain Dealer is reporting that select Walgreens are offering free HIV testing to coincide with National HIV Testing Day which is today, June 27, 2014. Townsend writes: “Walgreens, the nation’s la...
BBC News Africa is reporting that Nigerian gospel singer Kefee Don-Momoh has died. Kefee reportedly collapsed and slipped into a coma while on a flight to Chicago last week. The flight reportedly made an emergency landing in Los A...
It’s no secret that black women face an inordinate amount of challenges in society. Just as obvious is the effect on their overall physical, mental and spiritual welfare. In fact, a 2010 focus group study funded by the Natio...