The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has expressed concern that the Mpox outbreak in Africa remains uncontrolled, with increasing cases reported in several countries.
Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa CDC, revealed this during a...
Rwanda has started the first mpox vaccination campaign in Africa. This is a big step in fighting the disease on the continent.
By Tuesday, Rwanda gave 300 vaccine doses to people at high risk in an area near the border...
An experimental new brain implant device, Blindsight, designed to restore vision, has received "breakthrough device" designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The device was created by Elon Musk's brain chip company Neuralink, which specializes in developing a...
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, will purchase 500,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic vaccine Mpox as part of its efforts to tackle the outbreak in parts of Africa.
In a statement on Wednesday, GAVI said it had entered into an advance...
Drugmaker Fidson Healthcare is betting that its new partnership with a trio of Chinese organizations will boost the quest to control the spread of HIV/AIDS cases in Nigeria and the rest of the African continent.
The partnership is expected to...
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has appealed for donations of $2.5 million to support flood victims in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.
According to the society's president, Prince Adeaga, the donations are intended to provide shelter, food and livelihoods...
The latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has shown that 67 per cent of Mpox cases recorded since January 2024 were reported in men.
According to the report published on the NCDC website...
In Adamawa State, 1,972 women got tested for cervical cancer. Out of these women, 165 found out they have the disease.
This information came out on Tuesday during a special meeting. The Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency set...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is calling on world leaders to increase global health spending in areas needed to improve children's health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis.
The foundation made the call in...
