Introduction Burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to rise in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. People with HIV (PWH) may be at greater risk for obesity and NCDs. National ...

Home to almost 1·3 billion people (16% of the world's population; 55% under the age of 20 years), sub-Saharan Africa is a region undergoing rapid demographic and socioeconomic transition, where ...

Newsday Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE and other southern Africa countries such as Botswana, eSwatini and Namibia have recorded a rise in ...

The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, ...

The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency ...

Malaria reduction efforts in Africa face a period of uncertainty: US aid cuts could result in tens of thousands of extra ...

"Extreme weather is one of the biggest drivers of malaria spikes," Dr. Patric Epopa, a leading entomologist at the Health ...

AIDS AND HIV, the virus that causes it, once sparked fear across the world. Apocalyptic forecasters in early 2002 reckoned ...

Mozambique to host global forum to accelerate efforts to end preventable child deaths and expand access to life-saving ...

A nurse prepares to administer a malaria vaccine to an infant at the health center in Datcheka, Cameroon, Jan 22, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] Climate change is fueling the malaria surge in Africa, ...

In all, 95% of all malaria deaths happen in WHO’s Africa region, the organization said. Many families lack access to basic tools like mosquito nets or medicines, The Post said.

The mosquito-borne illness is the deadliest disease in Africa, whose 1.5 billion people accounted for 95% of an estimated 597,000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2023, according to WHO.