WHO sets 6-month plan to end mpox transmission
The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help halt outbreaks of mpox transmission. The plan includes…
Category: HEALTH
DRC to receive Mpox vaccines next week amid rising outbreak
As the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday, August 19, that countries affected by the mpox variant initiate vaccination…
Health: Nigeria reports 39 confirmed cases of mpox
Nigeria has reported 39 confirmed cases of the dreaded mpox but zero death, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
WHO calls mpox outbreak a worldwide health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases…
NAFDAC DG Prof. Adeyeye Advocates for Greater Women Participation in Governance
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has drummed…
Highly strong opioids are turning up in drug users in Africa for the first time- Report
Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people…
Sierra Leone previously chained mental health patients. A transformation is underway
Abdul Jalloh was the only practicing psychiatrist in Sierra Leone when he took over the country’s sole psychiatric hospital on…
Activists demand action to tackle the global food crisis
Activists and chefs around the world participated Thursday (Jul. 25) in a new campaign to highlight the global food crisis.…
Experts call a twice-yearly shot that provides 100% HIV protection
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. There…
UN is urging global support as half of Namibians face a crisis of hunger
The United Nations has called for immediate international support as nearly half of Namibia’s population faces severe food insecurity due…