[ad_1] Ghana faces a huge public health threat from hazardous chemicals in plastics if efforts are not strengthened to enforce waste management regulations. The National Focal Person on Chemical and Waste-related Multilateral Agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Sam Adu-Kumi, says the chemicals from the tonnes of plastics generated in the country do…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The continuous increase in the price of cooking gas is taking a toll on small businesses as some traders have lamented. Mr Fado, a vendor at an oil and gas company, Solink Oil and gas station, at Dutse, Abuja, told African Health Report (AHR) on Thursday, that the number of people…
[ad_1] As part of efforts to address the pressing issues surrounding adolescent health, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) is championing elevated media coverage and awareness. The initiative was unveiled at a 2-day training for young journalists on adolescent and young people’s health and…
[ad_1] South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day pause in fighting. The start of the pause is due to be announced within 24 hours. As part of the deal, Hamas will free 50 hostages it seized last month; Israel will release about 150 Palestinian prisoners. In…
Medical misinformation and deception are prevalent in Nigeria, saturating social media with misleading information on treating various illnesses, including serious conditions like cancer and kidney failure. This report by Jumoke Olasunkanmi probed claims by one online vendor claiming to have an alternative treatment for kidney failure on Facebook. ‘’Magical healing power’’ Nicole Dietary Consultancy…
[ad_1] Despites no legislation to guide its practice in Nigeria, surrogacy, which is a reproductive process that has brought joy and fulfilment to many couples struggling with fertility issues, soars in Nigeria, LEADERSHIP has learnt. For instance, a recent study titled: “In-vitro Fertilization, Gamete Donation and Surrogacy: Perceptions of Women Attending an Infertility Clinic in…
[ad_1] Russian authorities are limiting access to abortions in an attempt to confront the country’s longstanding demographic crisis. Measures include making it an offence trying to persuade a woman to have an abortion and pressuring private clinics to stop carrying out the procedure. Feminist groups say the campaign is putting the lives of women at…
[ad_1] Syndicate Bio, a biotech platform company that is advancing genomics and precision medicine initiatives across the globe, has announced its strategic partnership with the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), to bridge cancer disparity gaps in Nigeria. Through the “Cancer Genome Nigeria” project, the two firms aimed at bridging cancer disparity gaps…
[ad_1] Several children’s homes in the uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg area) are battling to accommodate the growing number of child survivors of rape who have been abandoned by their parents. LifeLine and Rape Crisis Pietermaritzburg said the organisation is struggling to find safe havens for vulnerable children, given that many facilities have reached their…
[ad_1] By AFP The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after the first shipment of doses arrived in Cameroon. Since 2019, more than two million children have been jabbed in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in a pilot phase, resulting in substantial reductions in severe malaria illness and hospitalisations. Now…
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