Category : Health

Billions of people are expected to suffer from some degree of hearing loss by 2050, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO),...

Dr Michael Ryan says Covid-19 is ‘very much in control’ as global infections rise for first time in almost two months Dr Michael Ryan, of...

By Brian P. Dunleavy  (0) Children born to mothers with diabetes are at greater for obesity as they age, a new study has found. File...

In tonight’s edition, Nigerian hospitals struggle under growing numbers of coronavirus cases as the wait for vaccines continue. In Niger, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum...

The new doses, the statement notes, are accessible to the 55 AU member countries who will apply online using national access codes issued to the...

WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea FILE – This undated colorized transmission electron micrograph file image made available by the...

The African Union is due to send an emergency team of experts to Guinea as part of efforts aimed to tackle an Ebola outbreak, recently...

Albany County announced Wednesday that it has launched a pre-registration option on its website for health care workers and essential personnel who are currently eligible to receive...

As President John Magufuli downplays the severity of the coronavirus, Tanzanians are waking up to the reality that the virus is spreading. Health experts now...

African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent’s Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during...

By Isaac Chotiner Vaccinating a fifth of the world’s vulnerable population would cost less than forty billion dollars; not doing so could incur losses of more...

The UK has a unique offer for East Africa – and that is what I have been discussing during my visit to the region last...

SIA-KAMBOU/AFP or licensors By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi and AFP The authorities of Sierra Leone have announced a new lockdown of the capital Freetown and a night...

 The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday....

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, has said that it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the Nigeria-Cameroon border so...

This year’s World Kidney Day, experts have raised alarm over rising incidences of kidney disease among Nigerians, saying, “each year, 17,000 new cases of kidney...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Hope has been rekindled for 17 couples challenged by infertility as they emerged winners during the first round of draws for...

By Carol Natukunda   UGANDA’S maternal deaths have been reducing at an annual rate of 3.2 % in the last two decades, a newly released...

The professional training was the main issue of the speech given today by the organizing secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), Surina Acosta,...

More than 800,000 children in South Sudan marked on Thursday the annual World Handwashing Day by washing their hands with soap and clean water in...