Results from an early test of a dengue vaccine suggest it isn’t ideal, but scientists say the study is still encouraging news in the global fight against the disease known as “break-bone fever.” There is currently no treatment or vaccine for dengue, which causes symptoms including fever, severe joint pain, headache and bleeding. The mosquito-borne [...]
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As part of its commitment to sustain the recognition of National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development( NIPRD) as centre of excellence and the hub for research and development of phytomedicine in the West African sub region, the Federal government has approved additional 50 million naira annual subvention for the Institute. The Director–General of National [...]
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The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) to promote research and development for health, equity and development in Botswana. BIH Chief Executive Officer, Alan Boshwaen and Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden, the Executive Director of COHRED signed the MoU. The purpose of the [...]
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Zimbabwe becomes 18th GAVI-eligible country to roll out pneumococcal vaccines in the developing world since 2010
Three month-old baby Joe Mahachi was the first child to receive the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 13) at Kuwadzana Polyclinic in the high density surburb of Harare.
A widely used concoction administered by Tanzanian herbalist Ambilikile Mwasapile is ineffective, the country’s health minister, Hussein Mwinyi, has said. Mwasapile, a former Lutheran pastor who claims God revealed the treatment to him in a dream, has drawn hundreds of thousands to his home in Samunge village, Loliondo, in northern Tanzania’s Ngorongoro district, over the [...]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has called on stakeholders to discontinue the use of conventional syringes in government hospitals. Chukwu made the call while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Ministry of Health and the Rivers Government on bulk purchase of auto-disable Syringes. He said the continued use of conventional [...]
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A Major new research is beginning in five African countries to see whether a special kind of vaginal ring that women could use as HIV blocker without the knowledge of their partners.
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By Onche Odeh Experts meeting on Mycotoxinfood poisoning in Osogbo, Osun State in South Western Nigeria have pointed out that some of the cases of infertility recorded among Nigerian men may be the direct consequence of consumption of food contaminated with the poisonous fungal secretion. This comes amid concerns by food and agriculture experts that [...]
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By Bintou Kb Janneh, The Gambian minister of Health and Social Welfare says that the government of The Gambia under the leadership of President Jammeh places malaria prevention and control as a high priority. FatimBadjie was speaking Thursday during the launch of the Indoor Residual Spraying 2012 in the Lower River Region. The Indoor Residual [...]
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A recent meeting tagged ‘Forum 2012′ in South Africa has called on African researchers and governments to workout modalities in turning the various health researches into treatments to address the mirage of diseases affecting Africans. According to the meeting a “critical component of turning African-led health researches into products and treatments is to increase capacity [...]
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