Meningitis deaths hit six in Ashanti
Six people have died from the deadly meningococcal meningitis in the Ashanti Region since the outbreak…
Monthly Archives: January, 2016
10 million African children obese or overweight
Obesity is on the rise in a rapidly urbanising Africa. A new report from the World…
Gap in malaria treatment for pregnant women
The proportion of pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa receiving preventive measures such as intermittent preventive…
Nigeria earmarks $80 million for health sector intervention
The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday said it had set aside $80 million for health…
A new study shows the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness has not had sex in 10,000 years
A parasite that causes the African sleeping sickness has not had sex in more than…
Possible mechanism explains increased HIV risk caused by progestin-only contraceptives
Recent findings published in The Lancet showed that injectable progestin-only contraceptives and high endogenous progesterone…
New method can tell if infant was born prematurely
Scientists have developed a new method to estimate a newborn’s gestational age just using a…
Gauteng Health confirms four typhoid cases
The Gauteng Health Department on Sunday confirmed that four cases of typhoid fever have been…
‘Monkey Pox’ outbreak kills two in Central African Republic
Health authorities in the Central African Republic are urging the public to avoid contact with…
Female Genital Mutilation banned in Gambia
Gambia has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) and set penalties of up to life in…