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African Health NewsSierra Leone achieves a first in electronic disease surveillanceCutica Health6 months agoJune 13, 2019340The digital revolution is already at full speed globally, and electronic disease surveillance is one of the applications of digital...
African Health NewsSexually transmitted infections exceed 1 million per dayCutica Health6 months agoJune 11, 2019259Over 1 million cases of sexually transmitted infections are reported every day in the 19-45 years age group, according to...
African Health NewsHEALA focuses on childhood obesity as South Africa celebrates the 2019 Child Protection WeekCutica Health6 months agoJune 6, 2019284Now in its 22nd year, the 2019 Child Protection Week in South Africa is June 2-9. HEALA, The Healthy Living...
African Health NewsNanofilter innovation by African scientist shows promise in the fight against water borne diseasesCutica Health7 months agoMay 27, 2019221Dr. Askwar Hilonga is a Tanzanian scientist who has developed a low-cost water filtration system based on nanotechnology. This innovation...
African Health NewsAlgeria certified malaria-free by the WHOCutica Health7 months agoMay 24, 2019203Plasmodium, the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria was discovered by a French scientist working in Algeria over a century ago....
African Health NewsAngola Attends 72nd World Health AssemblyCutica Health7 months agoMay 20, 2019181A delegation from Angola headed by the Health minister, Sílvia Lutucuta, is since Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the...
pregnancy, medicine, healthcare and people concept - gynecologist doctor with clipboard and happy pregnant african american woman meeting at hospitalAfrican Health NewsNigeria declares State of Emergency on maternal, child deathCutica Health8 months agoApril 21, 2019251The Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib made the declaration, stating that every day in Nigeria, about...
African Health NewsNigeria is on its last lap to end polio – MinisterCutica Health8 months agoApril 21, 2019221The Nigerian government has received a donation totaling USD 5,732,360 from Rotary International to step up the fight against polio. Receiving...
Doctor is preparing a syringe shotAfrican Health NewsCholera Vaccination Campaign Begins in MozambiqueCutica Health8 months agoApril 5, 2019206Oral cholera vaccination campaign to protect survivors of Cyclone Idai has begun in Beira, Mozambique. Funded by Gavi, the Vaccine...
Rear view of man lighting a cigaretteAfrican Health NewsTobacco use ‘snuffs’ out life of over 16,000 annually in Nigeria.Cutica Health8 months agoApril 3, 2019175In Nigeria, tobacco use accounts for an estimated 16,100 deaths every year with more than 3.5 million Nigerians (15 years...
Doctor looking at brain scansAfrican Health NewsZimbabwe Launches Mental Health StrategyCutica Health8 months agoApril 3, 2019242The Ministry of health and Child Care (MOHCC) has launched a Mental Health strategy to cover the period 2019- 2023....
Tropical rain above river running through rainforestAfrican Health NewsCyclone Idai: Death toll rises to 750Cutica Health8 months agoApril 2, 2019102As the death toll from Cyclone Idai rises to 750 people across Southern Africa, the storm-hit-city of Beira (in Mozambique)...
4:12Hear how this doctor cares for her Baby Bump during air travel – Vol 23 months agoSeptember 11, 2019
