Health

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has raised fresh concerns over the growing burden of sickle cell disease, revealing that between 6,000 and 9,000 children born with the condition die every year before reaching their fifth birthday. The...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Director General of Africa’s Centers For Disease Control (CDC), Dr. Jean Kaseya has said the continent needs to commit its own funds in Ebola response, as against waiting for intervention from Europe...

By Emmanuel Nduka The United States has announced plans to phase out funding for HIV/AIDS programmes in South Africa, a move that could significantly affect one of the world's largest HIV treatment and prevention efforts and...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Kenya and the United States have officially launched a $1.6 billion health partnership, following months of legal battle that delayed its implementation. The five-year agreement aims to strengthen disease surveillance, healthcare systems and...

By Emmanuel Nduka As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) grapples with an ongoing Ebola outbreak driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, traditional healers in the country's eastern Ituri Province are stepping forward with claims that...

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has stepped up nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures to prevent the possible entry of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease (BEBOV) into Nigeria following outbreaks reported...