Taxes cripple private health practitioners
Private health practitioners have decried the high taxes levied upon them by government as they…
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Zika virus: Scientists hail vaccine success, human trials to start soon
A safe and effective vaccine against the Zika virus is an important step closer, with…
Health partners to collaborate in tobacco control
Mr Yaw Brobbey-Mpiani, the Deputy Director (Administration) of the Ghana Health Service, has expressed the…
Kenya to host regional Disease Control centre
Kenya has been selected to host the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre of the Africa…
Angola’s health crisis deepens after slump in oil causes budget cuts
Angola is facing a public health emergency. Its public hospitals have been overwhelmed by a…
Boost to fight against cancers among African women
The fight against cancers that hit women in Africa especially hard because of late diagnosis…
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa book launched
A book on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in sub-Saharan Africa has been launched to tell…
Johnson & Johnson announces launch of new global public health strategy at opening of new operations in Africa
Johnson & Johnson announced the official launch of its global public health strategy at the…
Rotary recognises President Buhari for Nigeria’s commitment to ending polio
In acknowledgment of his government’s efforts to keep Nigeria polio-free, Rotary today presented President Muhammadu Buhari…
Worry as hepatitis becomes silent public health threat
Hepatitis, a medical condition that affects the liver, is silently emerging into a major public…