Health

The international body said cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were responsible for 37 percent of deaths in 2019, rising from 24 percent in 2000, largely due to weaknesses in the...

"Our analysis is clear evidence of the continued significant circulation of the COVID-19 virus amongst people on the continent. With this comes the heightened risk of more lethal variants that...

One of the most senior figures in the National Health Service in England has accused the government of "washing its hands of responsibility "and "abandoning" health service staff as part...

By Metohuey Michael Adoglo   A new study has revealed that nearly 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging...

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed more than 2,000 military medics to Shanghai on Sunday to help their civilian colleagues test the city’s entire population amid a Covid-19 outbreak. Reports...

In efforts to curb the spread of polio after an outbreak in Malawi, the United Nations Children's Fund, partners and respective governments have launched a vaccination campaign targeting the southeastern...

By Metohuey Michael Adoglo   Amidst an ever growing inflation of goods and services in the Republic of Benin, women have been concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the provision of...

The Spark+ Africa Fund has raised over $40 million in a first close, it was announced on Wednesday. The Fund is the world’s first impact investment fund focused on financing...

By Metohuey Michael Adoglo   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday reported 84 new COVID-19 cases from five states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency did not...

The first time Linda Messow walked into Dr Gao Shan's office at the Ben Aknoun Hospital in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, for acupuncture therapy, she was afraid and nervous....