Diets in sub-Saharan Africa are changing as more countries advance from low-income to middle-income status. People's eating habits are shifting from food rich in starchy staples, ... Read more »
Until fairly recently Type 2 diabetes was considered a major health issue only in developed countries. But there's been an increase in prevalence in developing countries. This has ... Read more »
Scores of patients suffering from kidney failure, and their relatives, have reportedly blocked traffic around a Yaoundé hospital to protest the shortage of dialysis ... Read more »
A team made up of employees from the University of Geneva and from Doctors Without Borders, was able to show that an opened insulin cartridge can be stored for four weeks at 37 ... Read more »
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a serious public health threat globally. If uncontrolled, it substantially increases the risk of disability and death from ... Read more »
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that efforts need to be made to understand the long-term effects of Covid-19 on patients that recovered ... Read more »
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world's top 10 causes of death, according to WHO's 2019 Global Health Estimates. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes ... Read more »
The World Health Organisation's office in Liberia has through its representative Dr Peter Clement, donated a consignment of Human Insulin and Glucagen to the health ministry's Dr ... Read more »
Over 33% of all deaths in the country are caused by non communicable diseases (NCDs), leading to poverty and a downturn in the nation's economy. Common NCD risk factors include ... Read more »
The continent is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths, it faces a double burden of infectious diseases and rapid escalation of non-communicable diseases ... Read more »
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