Some African countries have made significant progress in eradicating Neglected Troic Diseases. NTDs encompass 17 bacterial, parasitic, and viral diseases that occur solely, or ... Read more »
Climate change emerges as a global crisis with far-reaching implications for the environment and public health, as underscored by the World Health Orga Read more »
Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. Its prevalence in Africa is poorly documented, but has become dominant around the Read more »
Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is a critical concern in remote communities like Ubo, also known as Simami, in the Rubochi Ward of the Federal Capital Territory in ... Read more »
In a change that has worried many beneficiaries of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programme, the U.S. government renewed its funding in 2023 for just Read more »
Cameroon has initiated the world's first routine vaccine program against malaria, aiming to save numerous children's lives across Africa. Malaria claims the lives of 600,000 ... Read more »
In Zambia, the health ministry announced that cholera cases have reached 7,000, and 273 people have died. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo announced in late December that measures ... Read more »
Primary and secondary learners in Zambia will resume school on January 29 - three weeks late - the education ministry announced as the country's cholera cases reaches 7,000 ... Read more »
Maternal mental health is a pressing concern in Kenya due to high rates of miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant deaths. With stillbirths at 19 per 1,000 births and 10% of ... Read more »
The government has embarked on an operation code-named "Chenesa Harare" that will see garbage collected from the city while the treasury will provide funds to procure chemica Read more »
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