COVID-19 COVID-19: J&J’s vaccine showed 82% efficacy against severe disease in South Africa by Paul Adepoju February 24, 2021
DR Congo Ebola: WHO worried about spate of hospital attacks in DR Congo by Paul Adepoju March 5, 2019 0 The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-run Ebola treatment... Read more
DR Congo Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is continuing with moderate intensity – WHO by Paul Adepoju February 22, 2019 0 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is continuing with moderate intensity. It said... Read more
Zimbabwe Africa’s first Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine campaign begins in Harare, Zimbabwe by Paul Adepoju February 22, 2019 0 A major typhoid vaccination campaign begins today in Harare to tackle a drug-resistant outbreak of the disease. The campaign aims... Read more
Senegal Gates Foundation appoints new director for Africa by Paul Adepoju February 21, 2019 0 Cheikh Oumar Seydi is the new Africa Director for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Senegalese national is joining the Gates... Read more
HIV/AIDS This HIV drug is increasing neuropsychiatric symptoms in African children by Paul Adepoju February 15, 2019 0 A new research concluded that treatment of HIV-positive children with efavirenz, a popular HIV drug, is associated with a mild... Read more
Libya Patients and health workers killed in Libya by Paul Adepoju February 7, 2019 0 The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of increasing attacks on health facilities and workers in both frequency and scale. In... Read more
HIV/AIDS Transmission of HIV in United States to end by 2030 – Trump by Paul Adepoju February 6, 2019 0 In his second State of the Union address, US president Donald Trump announced plans to stop the transmission of HIV... Read more
Tech Morocco launches national mobile survey on noncommunicable diseases by Paul Adepoju February 1, 2019 0 Late January 2019, Morocco's health ministry launched a national mobile phone survey to assess the risk factors for noncommunicable diseases... Read more
South Sudan Ebola vaccination exercise begins in South Sudan by Paul Adepoju January 28, 2019 0 On Monday January 28, the vaccination of health workers and other front-line responders against Ebola officially began in South Sudan... Read more
Exclusive DR Congo will continue to struggle with Ebola – Prof Tomori by Paul Adepoju January 25, 2019 0 A Nigerian professor of virologist believes the current Ebola in DR Congo will not end anytime soon. In an exclusive... Read more