Study compares different strategies to prevent malaria among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa
Screen and treat strategy for pregnant women in sub-Saharan African does not reduce adverse outcomes…
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Lagos sparks hope for malaria end
Prevalence of malaria has dropped across the country, raising hopes the disease could be brought…
Global goal to reduce maternal deaths threatened by lack of access to quality care: study
Unequal access to health services and poor quality care for pregnant women is hampering progress…
Financial boost to prevent Zika outbreak
Efforts to prevent the recurrence of the Zika virus in Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau…
India, Africa to boost collaborations in medical research
India and African nations have decided to take major steps to boost collaborations in joint…
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…
Air pollution kills more than AIDs and malaria: study
Air pollution is a threat to the poor and could push an additional 100 million…
The last supplies of an important snake antivenom just expired – and that’s a problem
At the end of June 2016, the last remaining supplies of an important, safe, and…
Millions vaccinated against yellow fever in Africa in record time – UN health agency
Together with its partners, the United Nations health agency has vaccinated more than 7.7 million…
Climate change threatens to double malaria risk from African dams, say researchers
The number of Africans at risk of malaria who live near dams will nearly double…