Insurance against disease outbreaks for Africa
A disaster risk insurer that resulted from a specialised agency of the African Union plans…
Monthly Archives: May, 2015
Cervical cancer common amongst African women
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) infections cause approximately…
Merck supports schistosomiasis education in Mozambique
Leading healthcare company, Merck, is contributing to the fight against schistosomiasis in Mozambique – the…
Trapping malaria mosquito mums before they lay eggs
Researchers have found that a naturally occurring chemical that attracts pregnant malaria-transmitting mosquitoes – a discovery…
Prisoners screened for MDR-TB in South Africa
More than 40,000 prisoners have been screened for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) this year as the…
Rotary grants US$40.3 million to eradicate polio worldwide
The continued fight to stamp out polio will receive an additional $40.3 million boost from…
Heart disease tops HIV deaths in East Africa
East Africa is experiencing a rapid rise in cardiovascular disease, which is a major cause…
E-waste poses huge health and environmental risk to the East African community
The growing volume of e-waste in the East African Community (EAC) States has huge health…
Plans for a new Centres for Disease Control in Africa
Health officials have announced plans for a new Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)…