Scientists can see Zika coming by tracking the climate
From the ashes of a devastating Zika virus outbreak last year, scientists are piecing together…
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In Nigeria, glaucoma affects south east region most
An ophthalmologist, Nkiru Akaraiwe, has advised Nigerians to go for eye tests at least once…
Malaria superbugs threaten global malaria control, scientists say
Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to…
Will war on neglected diseases hit target?
Five years ago today, the heads of some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical groups gathered…
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…
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…
On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services
Officials at the United Nations today urged human and animal health authorities around the world…
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…
Nigeria as hub of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control
The adoption of Nigeria as the hub of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) is…
Worry as hepatitis becomes silent public health threat
Hepatitis, a medical condition that affects the liver, is silently emerging into a major public…