COVID-19 COVID-19: J&J’s vaccine showed 82% efficacy against severe disease in South Africa by Paul Adepoju February 24, 2021
News The world is finally winning the war against Guinea worm by Paul Adepoju January 24, 2019 0 Guinea Worm Wanes to 28 Cases Globally; Ethiopia, Mali Report Zero Human Cases Just 28 human cases of Guinea worm... Read more
Ebola Foundation decries African Union’s silence on DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak by Paul Adepoju January 18, 2019 0 AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a leading global AIDS organization operating in 43 countries, has expressed profound concern with the rise in... Read more
West Africa Senegal accelerates implementation of Strategic Digital Health Plan by Paul Adepoju January 18, 2019 0 Senegal is accelerating the deployment of ICT to healthcare access across the country. On Thursday January 17, 2019, the government... Read more
HIV/AIDS Two thirds of adolescents newly infected with HIV were girls by Paul Adepoju January 17, 2019 0 In 2017, around 67 000 children (aged 0–9 years) and 69 000 adolescents (aged 10–19 years) became newly infected with... Read more
Featured Ethiopia is hosting the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum by Paul Adepoju January 11, 2019 0 On 12th February 2019, top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, CEOs as well as representatives from the African... Read more
News Merck announces Master Degree in Medical Oncology for African Doctors by Paul Adepoju January 9, 2019 0 Merck Foundation supports Africa through the partnership with Egypt, to build the Cancer Care Capacity in the African Continent; Through... Read more
Zimbabwe Doctors in Zimbabwe insist on Abuja Declaration by Paul Adepoju January 8, 2019 0 Doctors in Zimbabwe are asking the government to improve its budgetary allocation for health from its present 8.9% to 15%... Read more
Ghana Ghana’s ambitious $12m drone for health project by Paul Adepoju December 23, 2018 0 Ghana is the second African country to be introducing drone-enabled delivery of medical supplies although several stakeholders in the country... Read more
Ghana targets universal health coverage before 2030 by Paul Adepoju December 23, 2018 0 Ensuring the success of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is central to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC)... Read more
Tech UNICEF demonstrates drone-enabled vaccine delivery by Paul Adepoju December 23, 2018 0 This small flight by drone is a big leap for global health Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Executive Director One month... Read more