Rising Africa needs sound mental health
A quick Google search on mental health in Africa shows images of people locked up, in…
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The World Health Organization wants sugar taxes
The UN health agency recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the price of…
Ninety-two percent of the world’s population breathes substandard air, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 92% of the world’s population breathes air containing pollutants…
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…
Financial boost to prevent Zika outbreak
Efforts to prevent the recurrence of the Zika virus in Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau…
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…
WHO says malaria no longer leading child killer in sub-Saharan Africa
There is good news in the fight against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
UN health agency takes steps to help improve data on stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths
Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, the…
Hypertension is now more common in poor and middle-income countries than rich ones
Middle- and lower-income countries now have a higher rate of hypertension than high-income countries. Worldwide,…