The former president will serve as captain of his side against an opposition team that includes Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a soccer squad against Nigeria’s ex-internationals on Sunday at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Abeokuta. The free novelty match which is part of the Olusegun Obasanjo […]
Tag: Noncommunicable Diseases
Nairobi — Although for different reasons, diabetes appears to be one of the few cases that put rich and poor societies at equal footing. In either case, diabetes is caused by wrong, dangerous to health nutritional habits. In fact, people in industrialised countries tend to consume the so-called “junk food”, while in poor nations diabetes […]
Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which the World Health Organization (WHO) presented today in advance of the World Diabetes Day on 14 November. “COVID-19 is delivering […]
On the 2nd of November 2021, the Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA) organized a Diginar (digital seminar) with an unequivocal title: WHO’s (World Health Organization) Dictatorial Tobacco Control Policies Ahead of COP-9. The ninth session of Conference of the Parties (COP 9) is being held from November 8th to 13, 2021. The Framework […]
The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific organization, “Arbilis”. Moderated by Professor Borislav Georgiev, Head of Cardiology clinic at National Cardiology Hospital, in Sofia, Bulgaria, medical experts discussed tobacco harm reduction and the harmful effects of smoking […]
The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which “vision is to eliminate smoking and smoking-related diseases all together”, the summit reunited experts on tobacco, other substance use disorders specialists, and harm reduction professionals. There is an ongoing […]
As a proud South African, I am always conscious of our resilience, our ingenuity, and how we come together in adversity. But things are falling apart. Plagued by bereavement and job losses, betrayed by politicians and heads of institutions, and an ever-present fear of crime, trauma, and violence; our centre cannot hold. Mental health awareness […]
The World Health Organisation has prioritised access to diabetes and cancer treatments in the new Essential Medicines List published on Friday. According to WHO, high prices and low availability is still a major barrier for patients’ access to new and old medicines. The new edition of the Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines […]
SOME 80 percent of children with different cancers are being diagnosed too late for them to be treated and cured of their ailments, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals paediatric oncologist, Loyce Hlatywayo has said. Hlatywayo said this during a tour of the hospital’s children’s ward and handover of goodies by Palestinian Ambassador Tamer Almassri in partnership […]
On Wednesday, September 29, Rwanda joined the rest of the world to observe World Heart Day, an event that was for the second time running marked as the world struggles to fight Covid-19. According to the World Heart Federation (WHF), cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s number one killer, accounting for an average 18.6 million […]
In Nigeria, mental illness is highly stigmatised and mental healthcare is not widely available. Resources, facilities and health staff are in short supply and disorders may not be well understood at the primary healthcare level. It’s been estimated that 80% of individuals with serious mental health needs in Nigeria cannot access care. With fewer than […]
Health activists under their umbrella, Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organisation, (UNHCO) Thursday started a campaign “to get the country on track to regulate and replace the use and consumption of industrially-processed fats also known as trans-fats.” The campaign is in line with directives set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fat/oils from […]
The scale of mental illness in the country was “horrific”, according to Classic 105’s Maina Kageni. But do his numbers add up? Claim Two claims about mental illness in Kenya. Verdict One understated, one incorrect. Source Maina Kageni, radio show host on Classic 105 FM (July 2021) The figure that 1.9 million Kenyans suffer from […]
Herald Correspondent Cervical cancer is increasing every year and is mostly developing in women aged between 20 and 24, yet normally the peak period is around 35 to 40, the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has said. Speaking during a virtual meeting held last week focusing on cancer, Information Research and Evaluations officer at the […]
Suicide data released by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB)’s Spokesperson Thierry Murangira this past weekend provoked the need for open conversations about mental health issues. Murangira, who was appearing on a local radio show, said that a total of 576 people in Rwanda have committed suicide in the last two years. Broken down, between July […]
A female breast cancer survival has urged both men and women to regularly go for cancer screening. The cancer survivor also appealed to Government to ensure that cancer drugs are in constant supply in the health facilities. Breast cancer patient Nyemba Mwalukanga of Lusaka urged both men and women to take advantage of the hospitals […]
The fight against mental disorders in Nakuru County will receive a major boost as Gilgil Mental Hospital is set to receive a conditional grant from the national government. This is good news to the increasing population of mental health patients in the region. The grant will boost service delivery and address rising cases of mental […]
Though scanty in details, the inter-governmental arrangement that creates a special route for Kenyan nurses to temporarily work in the United Kingdom is several steps in the right direction. For decades, Kenyan nurses have complained how the powers that be belittle them and fail to recognise their input in healthcare. Failure to grab this opportunity […]