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Oct 12 The World Health Organization wants sugar taxes

Oct 12 Global Burden of Disease study 2015 assesses the state of the world’s health

Oct 10 People in Africa are living longer but diseases of lifestyle are on the rise

Oct 06 Nigeria: graduates develop app for national health insurance scheme

Oct 06 Climate change forces Tanzanian households to cut meals

Oct 03 Report: New therapy makes HIV virus vanish from the blood of patient

Sep 30 On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services

Sep 30 Ninety-two percent of the world’s population breathes substandard air, WHO says

Sep 29 Dar reaffirms commitment to pharmaceutical, health policy

Sep 29 Post-Ebola, West Africans flock back to bushmeat, with risk

Sep 22 Abraaj seeks shelter from Africa’s economic woes in healthcare

Sep 22 New research shows turmeric’s potential health benefits

Sep 20 African countries step up contributions to the Global Fund

Sep 20 Study compares different strategies to prevent malaria among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa

Sep 19 Lagos sparks hope for malaria end

Sep 19 Global goal to reduce maternal deaths threatened by lack of access to quality care: study

Sep 16 Financial boost to prevent Zika outbreak

Sep 16 India, Africa to boost collaborations in medical research

Sep 14 Climate and air travel maps identify Africa and Asian countries at greatest risk of Zika

Sep 12 Air pollution kills more than AIDs and malaria: study

Sep 07 The last supplies of an important snake antivenom just expired – and that’s a problem

Sep 05 Millions vaccinated against yellow fever in Africa in record time – UN health agency

Sep 05 Climate change threatens to double malaria risk from African dams, say researchers

Aug 30 Research shows links between obesity and eight additional cancers