Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious public health issue. It's estimated that globally, more than a million people are diagnosed with one or more sexually transmitted infections every day...
Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha 15 Feb 2019
There's been a recent increase globally in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases....
Marina Joubert & Francois van Schalkwyk 14 Feb 2019
Next time you or a loved-one take medication, whether an over-the-counter pain-killer, chronic medication, or a breakthrough treatment, take a moment to think about its origins...
G&G Digital 13 Feb 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised that an experimental vaccine is playing a major role in controlling the spread of Ebola...
Shirin Ashraf & Arthur Wickenhagen 11 Feb 2019
What is medicine? We recognise it in all societies past and present. But the nature of medicine differs so greatly from place to place and time to time that it's difficult to offer a single answer...
1 Feb 2019
All organisms are unique. Each having a set of genetic instructions for their build-up and maintenance. This set of genetic instructions is contained in genes that makeup a genome...
Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019
Health workers and other frontline responders in South Sudan are being vaccinated against Ebola as part of preparedness measures to fight the spread of the disease...
29 Jan 2019
Over the past five years, immunisation coverage in sub-Saharan Africa has stagnated at 72%, exposing populations to vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks...
25 Jan 2019
The World Health Organisation's new five-year strategic plan - the 13th General Programme of Work tackles multiple global health challenges...
15 Jan 2019
A measles vaccine protects against measles infection. By introducing a bit of weakened virus, the immune system learns how to deal with it, so when a real measles virus comes along, it can eliminate it...
Christine Stabell Benn 15 Jan 2019
As is the case with any disease caused by pathogenic viruses - like Zika or influenza - Ebola spreads dangerously and unpredictably. This makes tracking the movement of viruses around the world a major challenge...
Liam Shaw & Nicola C Sugden 14 Jan 2019
Reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease. This is according to a new report published today by leading health organisations...
24 Dec 2018
People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago...
Charles Shey Wiysonge 20 Dec 2018
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18 Dec 2018