New recommendations target tobacco and alcohol use, physical inactivity, air pollution and chronic diseases as global dementia cases rise By Bunmi Yekini…
SAA backs WHO Ebola Emergency Declaration, urges African Leaders to Invest in Epidemic Preparedness
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By Bunmi Yekini The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has expressed concern over the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive clinical guidelines for the treatment of filovirus diseases, including…
WHO Says Children Under Five Face Highest Risk From Unsafe Food as Global Illnesses Top 866 Million Annually
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By Bunmi Yekini Children under the age of five face nearly three times the risk of illness from unsafe food compared with…
By Bunmi Yekini The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reaffirmed their partnership…
By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization on Thursday honoured countries for eliminating diseases ranging from malaria to trachoma, while member states…
Global health agency deploys experts and testing kits after rare Andes virus cases emerge aboard MV Hondius By Bunmi Yekini The World…
By Bunmi Yekini Three passengers are dead and a cruise ship carrying 149 people from 23 countries is stranded off the coast…
“We are Playing Catch-Up”: Scientist Warns Resistance is Undermining Africa’s Malaria Fight
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610,000 malaria deaths globally in 2024, up from 598,000 in 2023 95% of global deaths concentrated in Africa, 75% among children under…
Global Vaccine Catch-up Drive Reaches 18.3 Million Children, but gaps Persist, Agencies warn
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By Bunmi Yekini A global effort to restore childhood immunisation levels after the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered more than 100 million vaccine…
