Here’s what you should know about WHO’s new five-year strategic plan
The strategic plan has an ambitious triple billion target. Here's what it all means Last week at the World Health Assembly...
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Philips is building Ethiopia’s first specialized cardiac care center
The center will be completed in mid-2020 and can perform 500 surgeries, 1,600 cath lab diagnoses, and 500 cath lab...
Read more“To prevent future outbreaks, we must strengthen health systems everywhere” – WHO DG
The 71st World Health Assembly gets underway with the DG advocating a unique approach to preventing outbreaks The Director General...
Read moreEbola vaccination gets underway today in DR Congo
USD1 million has been set aside for the Ebola vaccination exercise in DR Congo Even though Ebola virus disease has...
Read moreNigerian health workers’ strike threatens HIV treatment compliance
Ongoing strike action has disrupted HIV treatment across Nigeria This week, the ongoing strike action embarked upon by Nigerian health...
Read moreState hospitals and primary health centers are joining Nigeria’s nationwide strike
As striking Nigerian health workers refuses to back down, government attempts a familiar largely unsuccessful approach The Joint Health...
Read moreWHO unveils strategy as Ebola returns to Africa
As Ebola returns to Africa, stakeholders rush to quickly control its spread On May 8, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Read moreNigeria’s nationwide health workers’ strike bites harder at UCH Ibadan
With no end in sight yet, healthnews.africa visited UCH Ibadan to assess the impact of the JOHESU strike... The University...
Read moreNew nationwide survey aims to establish Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS prevalence
Nigeria wants to know its current HIV/AIDS prevalence via nationwide survey The Nigerian National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)...
Read moreZimbabwe becomes eighth African country to introduce HPV Vaccine
Over 800,000 girls across Zimbabwe will be protected against cervical cancer Earlier today, the First Lady of Zimbabwe Auxillia C....
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