Testing begins on an experimental Zika vaccine with inactivated virus
Federal scientists have launched another test in human volunteers of a Zika vaccine. This one…
Browsing: Health consequences Africa
Climate and air travel maps identify Africa and Asian countries at greatest risk of Zika
India, Indonesia and Nigeria are among the countries outside Latin America most at risk from…
Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, research suggests
There is ‘suggestive evidence’ for a link between air pollution and a heightened risk of…
New guidelines on improving care for female genital mutilation issued by UN health agency
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines aimed at helping health workers…
10 million African children obese or overweight
Obesity is on the rise in a rapidly urbanising Africa. A new report from the World…