More than 800 million adults worldwide have diabetes —almost double previous estimates—and over half of those aged over 30 with the condition are not receiving treatment,…
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Global health advocates have written to the manufacturers of a vital mpox diagnostic test, urging them to reduce its price from approximately $20 per test to…
The African Union’s health agency, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has approved the first locally produced test for mpox, developed in Morocco,…
A global study published recently in The Lancet reveals that diabetes rates among adults have doubled worldwide over the last 30 years, with the sharpest increases…
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) is underway in Doha, where global leaders and health experts have convened to address pressing health challenges. This year’s…
The Gombe State Government in North-Eastern Nigeria has announced it will roll out the federal government’s free caesarean section scheme through the launch of an Emergency Ambulance Response…
The United Nations has warned against an upsurge in Malaria in South Sudan as flooding has affected around 1.4million people with more than 379,000 people displaced…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has initiated a program to offer complimentary cesarean sections for low-income and at-risk women nationwide. This program, named the Maternal Mortality Reduction…
The spread of mpox in Africa has slowed marginally, but the epidemic remains a serious concern, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
Rwanda is aiming to address the high rates of teenage pregnancy by expanding reproductive health services to girls as young as 15, as outlined in a…