In 2016, NCDs in Tanzania were estimated to account for 33% of all deaths. A report titled the "right to health and access to universal health coverage for older people" published ... Read more »
WHO is urging everyone to make healthy choices including cutting down on salt use, which can help reduce the risk of high blood pressure, which in turn reduces the risk of ... Read more »
The two top cancers for women are breast and cervical, breast cancer being the leading cause of cancer deaths in women living in developing countries and cervical cancer being the ... Read more »
Doctors in Africa aren't prescribing nature just yet but CEO of EpiAFRIC, Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor thinks they should be, when relevant. In 2018, doctors in Shetland, Scotland, first ... Read more »
Approximately 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the country are examined at advanced stages 3 and 4 where treatment is less effective and outcomes are poor, a health ... Read more »
Researchers have found traces of 25 harmful viruses in surface water in the slums of Kampala and Dar es Salaam. The findings of the research by IHE Delft Institute for Water ... Read more »
The Grand West Casino in Cape Town played host to the Cannabis Expo, which saw visitors browsing a range of displays and booths showing off everything from marijuana-infused ... Read more »
Namibia Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says that cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read more »
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer, according to the World Health ... Read more »
There's no magic pill to keep you from getting cancer, but you can do some things to lower the risk - like avoiding smoking, eating healthy foods and getting screened for the ... Read more »
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