Study compares different strategies to prevent malaria among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa
Screen and treat strategy for pregnant women in sub-Saharan African does not reduce adverse outcomes…
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Lagos sparks hope for malaria end
Prevalence of malaria has dropped across the country, raising hopes the disease could be brought…
Air pollution kills more than AIDs and malaria: study
Air pollution is a threat to the poor and could push an additional 100 million…
Climate change threatens to double malaria risk from African dams, say researchers
The number of Africans at risk of malaria who live near dams will nearly double…
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…
The Zika virus just became even more terrifying
The Zika virus is already known to cause microcephaly, but scientists now believe it may…
Filarial worm infections double the risk of HIV infection
Since the start of the HIV epidemic, there have been speculations as to why HIV…
Ebola still a threat, Idris warns
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has warned that Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
Scientists make ‘groundbreaking’ breast cancer genes discovery
Research into oestrogen receptors may be the key to explaining why some forms of breast…
Improving efficiency of health facilities could extend ART to many people living with HIV
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) to hundreds…