Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, and stroke< Read more »
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 400,000 children and adolescents develop cancer every year. In high-income countries, where care and services ... Read more »
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers have endorsed a new strategy to boost ... Read more »
High-ranking representatives of several countries have agreed to the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease, to certify the eradication of the ... Read more »
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) have nominated Dr Miriam Were of Kenya for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The groups said Read more »
The Hassan II University of Casablanca holds a patent for a revolutionary robotic system for scorpion venom extraction and will present a book on this topic in January 2022, Read more »
The burden of diabetes is increasing globally. There are about half a billion people in the world living with the disease. In sub-Saharan Africa, 23 million people had ... Read more »
Four African First Ladies joined with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in an urgent appeal to use Covid-19 as a wakeup call for health equity in combating cervial ... Read more »
As the world marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Deutsche Welle examines the rising rates of breast cancer in Nigeria, Uganda and Malawi. Lifesaving information is often scarce ... Read more »
Cornelia Vermeulen, a registered nurse and who runs Cornelia's Care for Children, an organisation that helps parents navigate their mental health journey with their children, has ... Read more »
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