WHO warns on alcohol consumption
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in…
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Researchers find a promising way to outwit mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are brilliant at two things – bringing misery to humans and quickly spoiling all…
WHO supports capacity building for enforcement of and compliance with tobacco control regulations in Zanzibar
The government of Zanzibar recently endorsed tobacco control regulations in line with the Public and…
Initiative aims to use nanotechnology to purify water
A five-year project focusing on the use of nanotechnology for addressing environmental challenges in Africa…
Closing the breast cancer divide in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre and the Uganda Cancer Institute are launching a clinical…
Seventy seven percent of children 12–23 months in Nigeria did not receive all routine immunisation – survey findings
A major survey finding from 2016 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey/National Immunisation Survey Coverage (MICS/NICS) reveals…
Next-generation mosquito nets on the way
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provisionally recommended the use of a new generation of…
Cipla launches quality-assured Rectal Artesunate Suppositories for severe malaria in young children
Cipla Ltd, a global pharmaceutical company, and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announce the launch…
World Health Organization answers call for global plans towards defeating meningitis
At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park,…
Cost of diabetes care in Africa could triple by 2030
The costs and complications of diabetes could overwhelm healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa and reach…