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…
Category: HEALTH
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…
Medical experts, government are taking measures to curb the spread of cholera
The Nigerian government is currently grappling with a cholera outbreak that has swept through the West African nation. As authorities…
Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni receive a matron after a decade.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria (MWFAAN) has for the first since its inception 10 years ago inaugurated…
In Nigeria, Functional Fluidics has inaugurated a clinical research center and specialty laboratory
Functional Fluidics, a Detroit-based global health technology company specializing in red blood cell health, announced the opening of its new clinical research center…
HEALTH: WHO rewards Namibia for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission
Namibia has become the first country in Africa – and the first high-burden country in the world – to reach…
HEALTH: Malaria affects Nigerian economy – ACOMIN
The Civil Society in Malaria Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) says heavy malaria hurts Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). ACOMIN during…