A mobile application 'PrEP Uganda' can now be downloaded from the Google Play Store for those who might need to get Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a course of HIV drugs taken by ... Read more »
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as ... Read more »
Rosie Mashale, popularly known as Mama Rosie, the founder of Baphumelele Children's Centre of South Africa has been named Daily Trust 'African of the Year'. Read more »
Zimbabwe is still lagging behind in embracing mental health issues with social stigma and discrimination worsening the problem, Deputy Director for Mental Health Services in the ... Read more »
According to the World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, there is a lack of strategies to tackle chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease in ... Read more »
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threat comes as the public health system has virtually ground to a halt following a standoff between the government and striking doctors when ... Read more »
Kenya has been carrying forward a lot of unspent money when there are some desperate countries in need of the money, Austin Demby, deputy director of the Office of Global Health ... Read more »
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital to receive treatment for a recurring infection, his wife Leah said in a statement. Read more »
Close to 8,000 delegates have gathered for the 20th International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa in Kigali, Rwanda. The country's president Paul ... Read more »
Starting in January 2020, the new programme will complement the existing efforts that have mainly been focusing on getting young girls -mainly 12-year-olds- vaccinated against ... Read more »
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