No proof Mega Oxygen boosts oxygen levels or cures Covid-19, as viral Facebook video claims
Concerns about a lack of oxygen could lead people to seek alternative and unproven treatment. Instead, get medical help if you have low oxyg...
Concerns about a lack of oxygen could lead people to seek alternative and unproven treatment. Instead, get medical help if you have low oxyg...
Godwin Emefiele made claims about the low access to healthcare in Africa’s most populous country. Do his claims check out?
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
According to the internet, one of South Africa’s favourite beverages, rooibos tea, can cure many ills. But are these claims accurate?
To save lives, a national daily made a case for more caesarean sections in Nigeria, arguing that the rate of the surgeries was lower than th...
Africa’s most populous nation is experiencing an increase in cervical cancer cases because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a prominent oncolo...
While health workers were on strike across Kenya, Stanley Kiptis gave several reasons why counties cannot pay more. But not all of his claim...
South Africa’s plan for Covid-19 vaccination is to give the first shots to 1.2 million healthcare workers, president Cyril Ramaphosa has sai...
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