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Africa’s largest polio vaccination drive since 2020 targets 21 million children

by Adewale Adenrele on May 26, 2023

Africa’s largest polio vaccination campaign since 2020 kicks off today in three West and Central African countries, in a combined effort by national health authorities to immunize a total of

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Ghana Will Soon Have One of the Most Digitalized Healthcare Systems in Africa– Dr Bawumia

by Adewale Adenrele on December 6, 2022

Ghana is on the verge of running one of the most digitalized healthcare systems in Africa, with many digital interventions

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GAMBIA: Deaths of dozen children linked to India-made cough syrups

by Adewale Adenrele on October 6, 2022

The deaths of dozens of young children in the Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough

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AU, WHO urges swift action against childhood tuberculosis in Africa

by Adewale Adenrele on August 24, 2022

The African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end the significant

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Zimbabwe: 150 Children Dead in Measles Outbreak

by Adewale Adenrele on August 16, 2022

A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country,

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Monkeypox: How it Spreads, Who’s at Risk – Here’s What You Need to Know

by Adewale Adenrele on July 25, 2022

Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries, it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO)

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Most Africa’s public health issues linked to climate change- WHO

by Adewale Adenrele on April 8, 2022

More than half of the 2 121 public health events recorded in the past two decades in Africa were climate-related,

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Somalia makes history by hosting its first ever health research conference in Garowe

by Adewale Adenrele on February 21, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the importance of health research in finding solutions to health challenges. To address the most

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WHO, other partners scale up action on eradicating tuberculosis in Nigeria

by Adewale Adenrele on November 10, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the country in eradicating Tuberculosis (TB), one of the

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Supporting Media Practitioners on Health Reporting and Safety amid Pandemics

by Adewale Adenrele on October 30, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, media practitioners across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in engaging and informing