June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa 'Must Step Up Surveillance' to Curb Monkeypox
African governments must focus on investing in their surveillance systems and strengthening preparedness to curb the rapid spread of infectious diseases like monkeypox, experts… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Africa: Formula Milk Marketing Disrupts Breastfeeding Goals
Formula milk companies continue to defy international regulations and target health centres to market their products, a WHO study on formula marketing and its impact on… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: Shorter TB Treatment Shows Promise in Nigeria
Early success with Nigeria's implementation of the new and shorter six-month tuberculosis treatment regimen in four states could pave the way for its rollout nationwide, says an… Read more »
Africa: Improve Antibiotics Access to Beat 'Silent Pandemic'
Better access to antibiotics and antiviral medicines could slow down the spread of drug resistance in the global South, according to a new study released Thursday (9 June). Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Respiratory Virus 'Kills 100,000 Children Under Five'
As COVID-19 and monkeypox hog the limelight, new research sheds light on the devastating potential of another viral disease - the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)--that kills more… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: AI Drives Quest for New Antivirals to Fight Outbreaks
Research into drugs to treat mosquito-borne flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue as well as COVID-19 will benefit from a major funding boost, says a group of international… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: Findings On Malaria Immunity Could Help Vaccine Development
Understanding how people exposed to malaria for the first time develop immunity could lead to creating more effective treatments including vaccines to fight the disease,… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: Breastfeeding in Rainy Season 'Wards Off Disease'
Breastfeeding infants continuously for six months during the rainy season, without including any other foods, may help prevent a disease linked to micronutrient deficiencies, a… Read more »
April 19, 2022
Ghana: Flooding Could Stifle Ghana's Health Access By 2050
Increased climate change-induced flooding could incapacitate Ghana's transport sector, leading to about 80 per cent of the population in three of the country's regions being cut… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: Africa 'To Have Half of Global Cancers in Children By 2050'
Half of the global cases of childhood cancers could occur in Africa by 2050, with 56.3 cases per million people currently having the disease in the region, says a new report. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Africa: Women, Low Earners 'Prone to Disaster-Linked Depression'
People living in communities affected by disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to experience depression, with women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible,… Read more »
April 28, 2022
Africa: Is Insect Porridge the Answer to Malnutrition in Africa?
Low-nutrient African porridge could be fortified with amaranth and cricket to make it micronutrient-rich to tackle malnutrition in infants, a study suggests. Read more »
November 18, 2020
East Africa: Free School Meals 'Could Help Child Brain Development'
Countries worldwide need to increase emphasis on the need for healthy nutrition from childhood, including school years to adulthood, to help in brain development, a scientist says. Read more »
September 28, 2020
Africa: New Malaria Mosquito Threatens Mass Outbreaks in Africa
Africa has just months to react to an invasive malaria mosquito that thrives in cities, before the situation escalates beyond control, experts warn. Read more »
March 02, 2007
Gambia: WHO Dampens President's HIV/Aids Claim
Jammeh claims his herbal remedy can cure HIV/AIDS Read more »
October 19, 2006
Africa: Study Shows How Ebola And Marburg Cause Disease
Ebola and Marburg fevers -- which have a mortality rate of up to 80 per cent -- kill hundreds of people in the tropical forests of Central Africa each year, mainly in the… Read more »