Shame as Local Governments Fail to Save School Children From Tobacco
Dozens died yesterday, around the same will perish today and tomorrow in Uganda due to tobacco related diseases.
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Why COVID Vaccines Patent Waiver is The Game Changer the World Needs?
Addressing the systems issue involves allowing countries to manufacture covid-19 vaccines, without fear of law suites from IP holders but not increasing donations and financial
Tobacco Control Experts Call for Action As Botswana Sets Unwanted Record
This is an unwanted record and frightening situation given the fact that tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death
Kenya Ratifies Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Kenya becomes the 59th party to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. The ratification comes at a time when the world is
Billions worldwide living with herpes
About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show, highlighting the need
Congo Ebola Declared Global Emergency
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a
From The Nigeria Perspective: Achieving Success In Tobacco Control
By Hilda Ochefu The battle between tobacco companies and their allies on one hand and anti-tobacco groups on the other has been long and drawn-out
Portugal On Fast Track To Achieve HIV Targets Ahead Of 2020 Deadline
Portuguese Minister of Health Dr. Adalberto Campos Fernandes announced has announced that the country has achieved 2 of the 3 HIV targets set by the
HEALTH: Study Shows Drug Could Save Women After Giving Birth
A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to
Tobacco Use Is Falling, But Not Fast Enough- WHO
Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new WHO report, but the reduction is insufficient to meet globally agreed targets aimed at