UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge Countries in Western and Central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for Children and Adolescents
At a high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal, UNAIDS, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and…
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Leveraging AMRH Success – a firm foundation for African Medicines Agency
Photo From: APR-Hrealthcare Improving timely access to drugs for all patients in Africa 1.0 Introduction…
WHO calls for increased investment to reach the goal of a toilet for all
The world will not reach the goal of universal sanitation coverage – where every person…
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,…