By Africanews with AP The Ebola survivors’ association in Beni, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the…
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By Rédaction Africanews At least 19 people have died from Mpox since the outbreak was confirmed in Kenya three months…
By BBC Africa The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a “deeply alarming” situation,…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Sierra Leone declared its Mpox epidemic over, after two years of a health emergency that…
By Taofik Oloruko-Oba, Country Manager, Kenya and Head of East Africa Network at Roche Diagnostics Each November, World Diabetes Day raises global awareness…
As we approach World Diabetes Day on November 14, civil society organisations warn that the cost of inaction on non-communicable…
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, has called for a strategic national ambition: to close critical gaps in Nigeria’s cancer research ecosystem and empower institutions to conduct transformative research with real-world health outcomes. The call was made at the conclusion of a five-day intensive workshop aimed at strengthening institutional capacity for cancer
About 12,000 Nigerian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, despite the disease being largely preventable, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Mohammed Ali Pate, has disclosed. The Minister made the disclosure during the launch of the cervical cancer vaccine campaign and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine integration sensitisation exercise held at
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has called on the Kano State Government to declare a State of emergency on polio and routine immunisation following a resurgence of the disease in the state. The Chief of Field Office in Kano, Rahma Farah, made the call on Tuesday in Kano during a media dialogue on polio
Two new cases of polio have been confirmed in Hadejia and Suletankarkar Local Government Areas of Jigawa State, marking a significant setback for Nigeria, nearly a decade after the country was declared polio-free. The announcement was made during a media dialogue on polio and routine immunization organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in