Red meat consumption can cause higher risk of type 2 diabetes – study
The consumption of red meat, including processed and unprocessed ones, is strongly…
Sabin institute starts phase 2 of clinical trial for Marburg vaccine in Uganda
The Sabin Vaccine Institute, on Thursday October 19, 2023, launched the second…
Chad declares first Dengue fever outbreak
Chad's Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, on August 15, 2023, officially…
Nigeria’s Agric minister says country at risk of food crisis due to climate change
Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has expressed…
Rwanda’s Parliament calls for strategic removal of country’s E-waste
Rwandan Members of Parliament (MPs) are urging the government to take immediate…
Kenya government to end deal with Cuba for doctors
Kenya has announced that it will end a six-year partnership that allowed…
Ugandan MPs reject government proposal on birth control for 15-year-old girls
Ugandan Parliamentarians have rejected a proposal by the government to allow 15-year-old…
Two African drug makers get $40 million from Gates Foundation to help develop mRNA vaccines
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Monday it is funding…
African Union set to organize Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Kenya
The African Union Commission through the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue…
WHO endorses cheap new malaria vaccine
A cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale…