Next-generation malaria vaccine shows efficacy and safety in humans
In a study recently published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers reveal that a vaccine called…
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Emergency preparedness and response to improve in West Africa
Ministers working in the areas of health, agriculture and wildlife in the West African sub-region…
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…
World’s population increasingly urban
We live in an urban century. Already more than 50% of the global population lives…
More Africans at risk of chronic illness: WHO
City life and its modern trappings have brought bad habits to developing African nations that…
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…
Healthcare in Africa needs US$30 billion
Dr. Olamide Okulaja, a healthcare finance specialist, says between US$25 billion and $30 billion is…
Two hundred and eight midwives to be trained
A United Kingdom (UK-based) non-governmental health group, Life for African Mothers (LFAM), has disclosed plans…
In 40 years, 100 per cent global rise in number of blood pressure patients
In a startling revelation, a new study has found that in the past 40 years…
A snapshot view of the current health situation in sub-Saharan East Africa
The recent AIDF infographic provides a snapshot of the current health situation in sub-Saharan East…