African Health Ministers vow stricter anti-tobacco laws
Senior Government Ministers from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda pledged to tighten tobacco control laws…
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West Africa better prepared to contain future Ebola outbreaks
The World Health Organization’s (WHOs) Regional Director for Africa says West Africa is better prepared…
WHO DG praises success, identifies challenges
It is World Health Assembly time of year again and as usual WHO DG Margaret Chan…
Angola’s health crisis deepens after slump in oil causes budget cuts
Angola is facing a public health emergency. Its public hospitals have been overwhelmed by a…
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…
Meningitis may be on its way out of Africa
A vaccine programme started after an epidemic in the 1990s is on the verge of wiping…
Mosquito-repellent soap invention seeks to wash away Africa malaria threat
Two former students from Burkina Faso have designed a mosquito-repellent soap, which they hope could…
Boost to fight against cancers among African women
The fight against cancers that hit women in Africa especially hard because of late diagnosis…
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…