Action Meningitis raises awareness of disease through community theatre
International charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is working closely with the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW)…
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Africa and Asia vulnerable to spread of Zika virus
The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa…
Gates Foundation pays for contraceptive delivery by drone to African women
Drones are delivering contraceptives to hard-to-reach Ghanaian villages in a programme jointly funded by the…
Meningitis deaths hit six in Ashanti
Six people have died from the deadly meningococcal meningitis in the Ashanti Region since the outbreak…
10 million African children obese or overweight
Obesity is on the rise in a rapidly urbanising Africa. A new report from the World…
Nigeria earmarks $80 million for health sector intervention
The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday said it had set aside $80 million for health…
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…