October 21st, 2020Professor David Nabarro, the world’s highest-ranking expert on COVID-19, has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) does not advocate lockdowns, since their...
October 21st, 2020A second wave of infections has led to renewed interest in ending the COVID pandemic through a herd immunity approach, write 80 prominent scientists in a warning letter...
South Africa is one of the countries that will pay a heavy price as a result of COVID-19, not only due to the economic losses the country has experienced, but also...Weekly Roundup
Almost 2m babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health...
October 7th, 2020At the beginning of the pandemic, there were dire predictions of how the African continent would be affected, writes MedicalBrief. For a number of reasons, reality has...
The African Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 will gather soon to pick the most promising herbal medicine products against the disease,...Weekly Roundup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region says there has been a 13% decrease in incidence cases and a 7% increase in deaths since it’s last report issued on 23...Weekly Roundup
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according...News Release
There is increasing evidence that Africans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are more likely to suffer severe cases of...
September 30th, 2020A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics and meeting WHO standards has been developed at the Georgia Institute of...
