…Milestone aims to improve safe and equitable malaria care globally By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization (WHO) has achieved a significant…
WHO Convenes Experts to Develop Guidelines for New HIV Prevention and Testing Approaches
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By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization (WHO) is assembling a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to craft recommendations for the use of…
Gilead to End Free Distribution of Key HIV Drugs, Sparking Concerns Over Access and Public Health Efforts
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By Bunmi Yekini Gilead Sciences announced it will discontinue providing four HIV medications for free through its patient assistance program starting at…
By Bunmi Yekini In Lagos, a one-day workshop organized by the Health Awareness and Gender Advocacy Initiative (HAGAI) in collaboration with Slow…
Millions at Risk of HIV Set to Benefit from New Life-Saving Treatment, Thanks to Global Collaboration
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By Bunmi Yekini In a groundbreaking move to combat HIV/AIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and…
By Bunmi Yekini The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has called for urgent action to address environmental and social crises affecting Nigeria’s oil-producing…
…Civil Society Decries Power Sector Failures, Opposes Water Privatization Plans By Bunmi Yekini Labour unions and civil society organizations have urged the…
Gates Foundation Hails Progress in Nigeria’s Primary Health Care at PHC Leadership Challenge Awards
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The Banquet Hall of Aso Villa played host to the 2024 Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge Awards, where Uche Amaonwu, Country…
Participants follow proceedings keenly during a panel discussion at the Global Health Forum in Nairobi.(courtesy)
By Bunmi Yekini The antiviral drug tecovirimat (TPOXX) has been found ineffective in reducing lesion resolution time or alleviating pain in adults…
