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 »
The international fundraising activity, 'Brave the Shave', whose proceeds go to cancer victims and their families will finance a hospice for individuals needing palliative care. ... Read more »
Targeting preventive therapies against depression among pregnant women and those who have just given birth improves the mental well-being of the mothers and babies and, hence, a ... Read more »
In 2019, just over half a million adults are living with diabetes in Kenya. This total is estimated to triple over the next 25 years, a study shows. Read more »
Black women are the least likely segment of the population to have breast cancer but the most likely to die from it. This is because it tends to be diagnosed too late for ... Read more »
The Human Papillomavirus vaccine that targets approximately 800,000, 10-year-old girls will be administered in two doses six months apart free of charge across the country. The ... Read more »
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o and her mother Dorothy Nyong'o have been recognised by the Harlem School of the Arts for their work at the Africa Cancer Foundation. They will ... Read more »
The presence of large numbers of fat cells changes micro-biomes inside the body, causing the body to respond negatively. Worryingly, obesity has been closely linked to various ... Read more »
Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town has unveiled a new radiotherapy machine worth U.S.$2.3 million that can treat up to 40 patients a day. The new Halcyon machine looks a lot like ... Read more »
The award has been presented at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations to the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, accompanied by the Coordinator of the ... Read more »
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