We cannot leave antimicrobial resistance for our children to solve – WHO DG by Paul Adepoju November 21, 2020 0 Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General has described antimicrobial resistance as one of the greatest health challenges of the present...
There is a more effective drug to prevent HIV among women by Paul Adepoju November 9, 2020 0 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced that it is strongly encouraged by new study results showing that...
Sleeping sickness no longer a public health problem in Togo by Paul Adepoju August 29, 2020 0 Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as...
Critical funding gap threatens DR Congo Ebola outbreak control efforts by Paul Adepoju July 16, 2020 0 The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Equateur Province continues to grow, causing major concern as...
New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo by Paul Adepoju June 1, 2020 0 The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is...
Over 40 million young people aged 13-15 have already started to use tobacco by Paul Adepoju May 31, 2020 0 The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concerns over the tobacco industry’s investment in the promotion of its product. According...
$50k investment for Kenya’s online platform for pathologists by Paul Adepoju May 26, 2020 0 Pathology Network, a digital referral platform for pathologists in Kenya, has secured an investment of $50,000 from Villgro Kenya, an...
COVID-19: How Africa is collectively fighting coronavirus disease by Paul Adepoju February 29, 2020 0 At the last count, a total of three African countries have reported confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease - COVID-19,...
Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia launch national immunisation programmes for Human-Papillomavirus by Paul Adepoju December 6, 2019 0 Approximately 530 000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer around the world each year. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), cervical cancer...
Anonymous partner notification platform launched in Nigeria to identify new HIV cases by Paul Adepoju December 12, 2019 0 To support the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target and the Vision 2030 to end AIDS by 2030, Active Voices for Sustainable Development...