COVID-19 COVID-19: J&J’s vaccine showed 82% efficacy against severe disease in South Africa by Paul Adepoju February 24, 2021
Ebola After ravaging African countries, Ebola is no longer incurable by Paul Adepoju December 31, 2020 0 There is an approved treatment for Ebola virus disease, it is Ebanga (Ansuvimab-zykl), a human monoclonal antibody, for the treatment... Read more
South Sudan Life-threatening hunger is increasing rapidly in South Sudan, US warns by Paul Adepoju December 29, 2020 0 The United States government has called attention to the rapid increase in life-threatening hunger in South Sudan. Citing a recent... Read more
COVID-19 Prime Minister of Eswatini dies at 52 after testing positive for COVID-19 by Paul Adepoju December 14, 2020 0 The Prime Minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Dlamini, is dead. He reportedly died after testing positive for the new coronavirus. He... Read more
News BCG vaccination reduces the spread of COVID-19 – new study by Paul Adepoju December 4, 2020 0 In the spring, scientists throughout the world were actively discussing whether there is a connection between vaccination against tuberculosis in... Read more
Tech Telco tackles gender-based violence in South Africa with mobile app by Paul Adepoju November 26, 2020 0 The Vodacom Foundation is announcing the launch of a cutting-edge, free to download application designed to aid in the fight... Read more
Featured Africa’s largest COVID-19 clinical trial in mild-to-moderate outpatients kicks off by Paul Adepoju November 24, 2020 0 Thirteen African countries and an international network of research institutions have joined forces to launch the largest COVID-19 clinical trial... Read more
Featured 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... Read more
HIV/AIDS 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... Read more
Featured 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... Read more
DR Congo 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... Read more