A candle-light walk and memorial service on Sunday led the Liberian segment of the Global Aids Week 2008. The walk began concurrently from the Catholic Hospital and Nigeria House intersections on Tubman Boulevard and move to the SOS Clinic, opposite
The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, with chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke now being the chief killers globally, according to a new World Health Organisation report.
Older people, orphans and vulnerable children living in multigenerational households affected by HIV/AIDS are the target of a new project in five Southern and Eastern African nations.
The health department in the southern Cunene Province needs 229 technicians in general nursing, of whom 150 with high school degree, 75 assistants technicians and four with university degree in public health areas, nursing career, hospital and diagnosis support.
The coalition on HIV/AIDS comprising civil society organizations and donor partners Sunday commenced the global week of action against the disease in Sierra Leone.
APRIL 25, 2008 will obviously remain memorable to many Zambians. Livingstone, the tourist capital was honoured with hosting the inaugural World Malaria Day (WMD).
Towards profering access to quality and affordable health care services to the rural poor in Nigeria, Hygeia Nigeria Limited-Nigeria's leading health management organisation, in partnership with PharmAccess International, a Dutch NGO in 2006, launched the Hygeia Community Health Plan (HCHP)
Multinational Pharmaceutical Company and world leader in cardiovascular medicine, Pfizer has announced plans to conduct free screening for members of the public against the dreaded condition and other heart-related diseases.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has said the constant rumour about his state of health only goes to prove that he is "only human and not super human" as many are wont to believe, maintaining that he is fit enough to
A fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), Prof. Adetokunbo Lucas, has attributed the decay in the nation's health sector to absence of science-based policies.
Members of the Delta State House of Assembly have ordered a probe into the activities of the Central Hospital Warri following complaints of alleged non-chalance attitude shown to patients by the medical staff especially in emergency cases.
IT was good news for Ugandans when James Mwandha was elected chairperson of the newly-created Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum on March 17 in London. The forum comprises disabled peoples organisations from the 53 Commonwealth member countries.
The growing army of people with disabilities and other challenges in Bauchi State has become a challenge to the wife of the state governor, who has swung into action. Segun Awofadeji writes on her plan to reduce their problems
Some local government areas in Jigawa state that share borders with Niger Republic are battling measles outbreak suspected to have been contracted from the neighbouring country.
