Africa
Nigerian health genomics and AI start-up raises nearly $5m funding
54gene (the D.B.A. of Stack Diagnostics), the African-focused healthtech genomics and AI start-up that is leading in the diagnosis and...
Read moreDetails
Only Ghana has eliminated trachoma in Africa
Even though the number of people at risk of trachoma which is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has...
Read moreDetails
Somalia: Campaign aims to vaccinate 1 million children against polio
Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940 000 children under...
Read moreDetails
Ebola in Uganda: Index patient and grandma dead, third case confirmed
This week, healthnews.ng reported the spread of the Ebola virus disease to Uganda. The index patient, a 5-year-old child from...
Read moreDetails
From DR Congo, Ebola spreads to Uganda
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda....
Read moreDetails
New report describes devastating impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule in Nigeria
The Trump administration’s Global Gag Rule is depriving women of essential information and health care, stripping them of their right...
Read moreDetails
One month to go until the 2nd Edition Africa Healthcare Extension Summit
Africa Vision 2030, General Country Health Policies, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Sustainable Development Goals and Innovations & Changes...
Read moreDetails
Algeria certified malaria-free by WHO
Algeria, a country in North Africa, was today certified malaria-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The certification is granted...
Read moreDetails
Liberia’s former president and Lady Gaga’s mother named WHO Ambassadors
The World Health Organization this week announced the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors, from the fields of sports, politics...
Read moreDetails
© 2017 HealthNews.NG - Owned by Glumedia Company.