Health

Lawmakers in Uganda have rejected a proposal by the government, seeking to allow 15-year-old girls to access birth control pills, an effort targeted at reducing high levels of pregnancy. The idea is "devilish", says Deputy Speaker...

Freedom has finally come the way of an elderly woman in Russia’s Far East who has lived for 80 years with an inch-long needle in her brain, as doctors on Wednesday made the unexpected discovery during...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its endorsement to a new malaria vaccine, potentially offering a more affordable and accessible alternative to the first malaria shot. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by Oxford...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ghanaians have expressed shock over the death of their former First Lady, Madam Theresa Kuffour who passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. She died just 24 days to her 89th...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria needs to employ no fewer than 250,000 medical doctors in order to meet the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) standard of ratio of doctors to patients, the World Medical Association (WMA) has stated....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Ghanaian doctor, Eunice Brookman-Amissah has been conferred with an award of recognition for “pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa and paving the way for liberalised abortion laws and improved safe...