Africa has highest rate of high blood pressure, WHO says
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46%…
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More Africans at risk of chronic illness: WHO
City life and its modern trappings have brought bad habits to developing African nations that…
Global Burden of Disease study 2015 assesses the state of the world’s health
Medical journal, The Lancet publishes the most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s…
People in Africa are living longer but diseases of lifestyle are on the rise
Malaria, HIV, pneumonia, and diarrhoea are the leading killers on the African continent, according to…
African life expectancy rising: governments must be doing something right
Efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and prolong lives with antiretroviral drugs have played a part…