By: Ogechi Ekeanyanwu and Jackie Opara Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – a set of 20 diseases including river blindness and sleeping sickness – affect more than a billion people globally, with Africa accounting for almost 40 per cent of the global burden. While Africa is
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 13 February 2023 – Today Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which supports access to immunisation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), announced the appointment of Dr Muhammad Ali Pate of Nigeria as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With this new leadership, we
A lack of access to healthcare and medicines has been fuelling a host of opportunists aimed at filling the gaps, the report Trafficking in Medical Products in the Sahel shows. But, this supply and an imbalance in demand, has triggered deadly results. Bitter pill of trafficking In
By JEMIMAH MUENI NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 2 – Esophageal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in Kenya, a new Status of Cancer in Kenya Report shows. The report which was officially launched on Thursday by the National
By Magnifique Migisha Rwanda’s health sector has implemented a number of public relations (PR) campaigns to raise awareness and educate the public on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. These campaigns aim to promote healthy lifestyles, encourage early detection and treatment of
By Uwem Friday Ekpo Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are classified as “neglected” because they have received little or no attention in terms of prevention and control for several decades. The
A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN reports published on Thursday have revealed. In 2021, an estimated five million boys
PRESS RELEASE Durban, South Africa – JSE Limited listed Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (“Aspen”) a global multinational specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that it will receive USD30 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (”the Gates Foundation”) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (“CEPI”) to support
FROM CAPITAL NEWS: KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Dec 11 – An International nonprofit organization, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), is piloting a program to manage childhood illnesses in 19 dispensaries in Lurambi and Ikolomani constituencies of Kakamega County. Through the project known as Tools for
By Kaushik Ramaiya Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those in Africa. These conditions
