Care and Action for Mental Health in Africa launched in Accra
Care and Action for Mental Health in Africa (CAMHA), a non-governmental organisation aimed at improving…
Browsing: sub-Saharan Africa
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital records first successful bone bridge surgery in West Africa
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December 2015 carried out the first successful…
The African Media and Malaria Research Network Gambia commemorates Malaria Day
The Gambia chapter of African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN Gambia) organised a symposium…
Major strides made in Rwanda’s healthcare system
Rwanda’s health system has made major strides over the last decade, In 2013 the East…
Global Fund wrestling with continuing problems in its Nigerian disbursements
HIV and malaria disbursements by the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) have…
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…
MSD joins campaign to ‘Close the Immunisation Gap’ and ‘Stay Polio Free’ in Africa
MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc. has added its voice to the World Health…
Parasitic worms may hold key to cutting spread of HIV
A parasitic worm which affects millions of the world’s poorest people may hold an important…
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa book launched
A book on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in sub-Saharan Africa has been launched to tell…
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…