Nigeria only country harbouring polio virus in Africa, says Health Minister
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of State for Health, says Nigeria remains the only country…
Monthly Archives: October, 2016
New Ebola vaccine under consideration for emergency use
The next Ebola outbreak could have a prime-boost vaccine available, particularly for health workers and vulnerable…
GIMPA trains healthcare managers in West Africa
Forty healthcare managers from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Gambia and Cameroon are undergoing requisite…
Scientists seek to map all human cells in vast atlas
We’ll discover new cell types, find how cells change across time during development, researcher says…
Rising Africa needs sound mental health
A quick Google search on mental health in Africa shows images of people locked up, in…
Health Ministry focuses on strengthening scientific research
The Health Minister, Luís Gomes Sambo, said on Tuesday (11/10/16) in Luanda that his department…
The World Health Organization wants sugar taxes
The UN health agency recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the price of…
Global Burden of Disease study 2015 assesses the state of the world’s health
Medical journal, The Lancet publishes the most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s…
People in Africa are living longer but diseases of lifestyle are on the rise
Malaria, HIV, pneumonia, and diarrhoea are the leading killers on the African continent, according to…
Nigeria: graduates develop app for national health insurance scheme
Two graduate students from the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola have developed an…