Merck supports schistosomiasis education in Mozambique
Leading healthcare company, Merck, is contributing to the fight against schistosomiasis in Mozambique – the…
Yearly Archives: 2015
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)…
Mundipharma donates BETADINE to support the fight against Ebola
Mundipharma has partnered with Direct Relief to donate supplies of its BETADINE® range of anti-virals…
Could a US$34 smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis?
A pilot study to identify antibodies for HIV and syphilis showed that the smartphone device…