Climate and air travel maps identify Africa and Asian countries at greatest risk of Zika
India, Indonesia and Nigeria are among the countries outside Latin America most at risk from…
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New toxic e-cigarette carcinogens found
Researchers also noted some e-cigarette varieties could release more harmful chemicals than others. You may…
African research must be spearheaded by Africans-experts
With statistics showing a less than 1% growth in research in the last decade, public…
Improving efficiency of health facilities could extend ART to many people living with HIV
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) to hundreds…
Women on World Population Day, 11 July 2016
People around the globe celebrated World Population Day on Monday (11/07/16) and reflected on population issues pivotal to the…
Lack of transgender healthcare curbs development
Failure to provide adequate healthcare for transgender people is holding back development in Africa and…
New project to find what works in research and development strengthening
A new research programme aims to advance current understanding of best practices in global health…
Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, research suggests
There is ‘suggestive evidence’ for a link between air pollution and a heightened risk of…
New guidelines on improving care for female genital mutilation issued by UN health agency
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines aimed at helping health workers…
Meningitis may be on its way out of Africa
A vaccine programme started after an epidemic in the 1990s is on the verge of wiping…