Health

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States have reached a $1.2 billion strategic health partnership deal, the two nations said in a joint statement on Thursday. The deal, the statement says...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue Nairobi City County has unveiled plans for a comprehensive overhaul of its alcohol control framework, introducing a new bill aimed at tightening regulation of the sector and safeguarding public health. The proposed...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Zimbabwe has become one of the first countries across the globe to launch a national programme for lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir marking a major milestone in the country's fight...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue President Peter Mutharika has issued an executive order prohibiting employees of public hospitals and other state-run health facilities from owning, operating, or holding shares in private clinics and pharmacies. The directive, announced...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked the United States to reveal any intelligence at its disposal on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins, a global health catastrophe that killed an estimated 20 million people....

By Ere-ebi Agedah Imisi A new global analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that nearly four in every ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented through behavioural changes, robust public policies and effective...