International partnership combats Rift Valley Fever outbreak in West Africa
Experts from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO/UN), World Health Organization…
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Link between malaria resistance and breast cancer spread, study suggests
Scientists in South Africa have found a link between a particular type of malaria resistance…
West Africa tackles human and animal health together to contain diseases
A drive by West African nations to tackle zoonotic diseases, those that jump from animals…
In wake of Ebola, West Africa adopts new disease control
Countries across West Africa have endorsed a landmark agreement to tackle zoonotic diseases and similar…
Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa higher than previously thought
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) could become a serious public health threat in West Africa unless effective…
GIMPA trains healthcare managers in West Africa
Forty healthcare managers from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Gambia and Cameroon are undergoing requisite…
Post-Ebola, West Africans flock back to bushmeat, with risk
Photo by Jared Belson As the deadly outbreak of Ebola has subsided, people in several…
Lancaster University Ghana to host conference on health in September
Lancaster University is to host its first health conference in West Africa, a statement said.…
Ebola still a threat, Idris warns
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has warned that Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
West Africa better prepared to contain future Ebola outbreaks
The World Health Organization’s (WHOs) Regional Director for Africa says West Africa is better prepared…