Noncommunicable diseases like cancer, diabetes, lung and heart diseases kill 41 million people annually, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally according to a report issued by a ... Read more »
A number of countries across the continent have launched human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaigns to prevent cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women ... Read more »
According to an annual survey conducted by the South African Society of Clinical and Radiation Oncology, there is not a single radiation oncologist left in Limpopo or Mpumalanga, ... Read more »
'Saving Lives, Spending Less' is the not-so-subtle title for a new report from the World Health Organization examining the benefits to be gained from investing in reducing the ... Read more »
Experts in Tanzania have raised concerns about rising cases of eye cancer also known as Retinoblastoma, which commonly affects children. Statistics show that the disease ... Read more »
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure is a condition wherein blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. According to the World Health Organisation, high blood ... Read more »
The International Society of Hypertension is appealing to Malawians to take blood pressure tests to reduce the number of deaths caused by the condition. According to the World ... Read more »
Lesotho Minister of Health Nkaku Kabi says the government has over the years focused more on the HIV/AIDS crisis and overlooked cancer which is a silent killer. The government ... Read more »
Epilepsy is the most common serious chronic brain disorder in the world. More than 50 million people are affected by the condition. A fifth live in Africa. About 3% of Malawi's of ... Read more »
According to the World Health Organisation cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. The high mortality rate from cervical cancer globally could be reduced through ... Read more »
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