Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> As Waistlines Increase, Diabetes Sets In In Tanzania 15/01/2019 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM -- As she walks through a narrow passage in Tandale slum in Dar es Salaam to work, Lulu Kambogi braves the taunts shouted at her: “Bonge, Bonge, Bonge.” (Fat woman) Continue reading -> Tanzania Approves Herbs To Treat Erectile Dysfunction 07/01/2019 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM -- As rain sprinkled on the muddy soil, Patrick Nyembo and his wife Agnes waded on the mud-soaked pathway to a remote village in western Tanzania as they desperately try to reach a herbalist whose herbs are believed to treat a very embarrassing problem. Continue reading -> Criminalisation Of HIV/AIDS Transmission Undermining Efforts To Combat The Disease, Panellists Say 20/12/2018 Justus Wanzala Criminalisation of HIV/AIDS transmission, a widespread phenomenon in Africa, is undermining efforts towards fighting the disease. This emerged during the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), attended by some 3,000 researchers, scientists, policymakers and students from all over the world. The forum, which ran from 12-14 December in Pretoria, is Africa’s premier science, technology and innovation event. Continue reading -> Antibiotic R&D Group To Screen Pharma Chemical Libraries For Antibacterial Compounds 14/12/2018 David Branigan The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and the pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Takeda signed an agreement this week for GARDP to access and screen the chemical libraries of Eisai and Takeda with the hope of finding chemical compounds with antibacterial properties. Continue reading -> Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Waistlines Increase, Diabetes Sets In In Tanzania 15/01/2019 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM -- As she walks through a narrow passage in Tandale slum in Dar es Salaam to work, Lulu Kambogi braves the taunts shouted at her: “Bonge, Bonge, Bonge.” (Fat woman) Continue reading -> Tanzania Approves Herbs To Treat Erectile Dysfunction 07/01/2019 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM -- As rain sprinkled on the muddy soil, Patrick Nyembo and his wife Agnes waded on the mud-soaked pathway to a remote village in western Tanzania as they desperately try to reach a herbalist whose herbs are believed to treat a very embarrassing problem. Continue reading -> Criminalisation Of HIV/AIDS Transmission Undermining Efforts To Combat The Disease, Panellists Say 20/12/2018 Justus Wanzala Criminalisation of HIV/AIDS transmission, a widespread phenomenon in Africa, is undermining efforts towards fighting the disease. This emerged during the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), attended by some 3,000 researchers, scientists, policymakers and students from all over the world. The forum, which ran from 12-14 December in Pretoria, is Africa’s premier science, technology and innovation event. Continue reading -> Antibiotic R&D Group To Screen Pharma Chemical Libraries For Antibacterial Compounds 14/12/2018 David Branigan The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and the pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Takeda signed an agreement this week for GARDP to access and screen the chemical libraries of Eisai and Takeda with the hope of finding chemical compounds with antibacterial properties. Continue reading -> Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzania Approves Herbs To Treat Erectile Dysfunction 07/01/2019 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM -- As rain sprinkled on the muddy soil, Patrick Nyembo and his wife Agnes waded on the mud-soaked pathway to a remote village in western Tanzania as they desperately try to reach a herbalist whose herbs are believed to treat a very embarrassing problem. Continue reading -> Criminalisation Of HIV/AIDS Transmission Undermining Efforts To Combat The Disease, Panellists Say 20/12/2018 Justus Wanzala Criminalisation of HIV/AIDS transmission, a widespread phenomenon in Africa, is undermining efforts towards fighting the disease. This emerged during the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), attended by some 3,000 researchers, scientists, policymakers and students from all over the world. The forum, which ran from 12-14 December in Pretoria, is Africa’s premier science, technology and innovation event. Continue reading -> Antibiotic R&D Group To Screen Pharma Chemical Libraries For Antibacterial Compounds 14/12/2018 David Branigan The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and the pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Takeda signed an agreement this week for GARDP to access and screen the chemical libraries of Eisai and Takeda with the hope of finding chemical compounds with antibacterial properties. Continue reading -> Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Criminalisation Of HIV/AIDS Transmission Undermining Efforts To Combat The Disease, Panellists Say 20/12/2018 Justus Wanzala Criminalisation of HIV/AIDS transmission, a widespread phenomenon in Africa, is undermining efforts towards fighting the disease. This emerged during the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), attended by some 3,000 researchers, scientists, policymakers and students from all over the world. The forum, which ran from 12-14 December in Pretoria, is Africa’s premier science, technology and innovation event. Continue reading -> Antibiotic R&D Group To Screen Pharma Chemical Libraries For Antibacterial Compounds 14/12/2018 David Branigan The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and the pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Takeda signed an agreement this week for GARDP to access and screen the chemical libraries of Eisai and Takeda with the hope of finding chemical compounds with antibacterial properties. Continue reading -> Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Antibiotic R&D Group To Screen Pharma Chemical Libraries For Antibacterial Compounds 14/12/2018 David Branigan The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and the pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Takeda signed an agreement this week for GARDP to access and screen the chemical libraries of Eisai and Takeda with the hope of finding chemical compounds with antibacterial properties. Continue reading -> Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill: Implications For Women’s Health – And For Policy 14/12/2018 Varuna Srinivasan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of a first of its kind over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill, submitted by two organisations that are campaigning for its acceptance. But looming changes in policy, coverage and patient protection could provide barriers to its access and use. Continue reading -> Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts