A study published in The Lancet medical journal earlier this month is the first to look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric cancer services worldwide. The study revealed that between June and August of last year, over three-quarters of the 200 hospitals that were surveyed reported that their care services had been […]
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Rwanda: Cancer Cases Double in Four Years
The number of people who have contracted cancer since 2015 has more than doubled, rising from 2,115 cases to 5,040 in 2019, the Director of Cancer Diseases Unit at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Marc Hagenimana, has said. Speaking to The New Times in a telephone interview, Hagenimana said that the numbers have been rising […]
An official said the main objective of multidisciplinary approach is to provide effective coordinated cancer care for the benefits of patients and the hospital. An innovative response to cancer care through a multidisciplinary committee of diverse specialisation is being pioneered at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, under the leadership of Tessy Ahmadu, a radiation […]
Nairobi — Kenya joined other countries globally in observing the World Cancer day Thursday, with the unveiling of statistics of on how the disease has affected people and strained their livelihood in seeking treatment. The burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is rising rapidly in the country and now accounts for more than 50 percent of […]
Sixteen out of every 100 Kenyans are likely to get cancer before the age of 75, and 12 are also likely to die before the same age, new statistics show. Globally, 19.3 million people were diagnosed with cancer and 10 million died of the disease in 2020, according to the World Health Organisation’s International Agency […]
Almost a year since Rwanda confirmed its first Covid-19 case, mental health experts in organisations of the survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi say that mental illness challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic. According to Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), depression prevalence is at 11.9 per cent within the general population and as […]
A report released by researchers from Makerere University School of Psychology Tuesday indicate that Covid-19 related restrictions have caused tremendous mental stress among school-going children. Titled “Children’s tales: the reality of Covid-19 related trauma among school children in rural Busoga,” the report revealed that 74 per cent of 418 children who participated in the study […]
OVER 50 per cent of women diagnosed with cancer at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) are suffering from cervical and breast cancer, ‘Sunday News’ has learnt. BMC Nuclear Medicine Physician, Dr Benard Gombanila, said lack of a special ward for cancer patients had been posing challenges to their treatment as most of them did not attend […]
The Health Ministry has said it is running pilot projects in some health facilities to determine ways of including treatment for non-communicable diseases to usual HIV/Aids treatment so as to curb deaths among the patients. Uganda lost 21,000 HIV patients in 2019, according to statistics from the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC). According to the Makerere […]
RELUCTANCE by the public to follow advice from medical experts, including failure to seek medical treatment early have been mentioned as among major factors that aggravate their prevalence in the country. Speaking during the celebration to mark the climax of the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife yesterday, Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Executive […]
The increase of heart attacks in Kenya is worrying. Studies show that 25 per cent of medical admissions in the country are due to cardiovascular disease with heart attack, stroke and heart failure contributing to the majority. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) also accounts for 13 per cent of hospital deaths. The fact that Kenyans in their […]
On behalf of Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, the WHO Country Office in Liberia on 1st September 2020 donated a consignment of Human Insulin and Glucagen to the government to increase access for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Liberia. The consignment contained 3,500 vails of Protaphane, 1,500 vails of Actrapid, 1,500 […]
The international Women Deliver conference that was held in Kigali last month, was a platform for discussions surrounding women’s health, technology in vaccine development, community health workers, and overall SRHR. However, discussions were not solely focused on advancements in medicine. The alarming cervical cancer related deaths was a topic that stayed with me. In countries […]
In collaboration with stakeholders, ACHA will leverage resources and expertise, contributing to women’s health, and protecting families and livelihoods Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA) has been launched to empower communities and increase access to prevention and control of cervical cancer in Africa by 2030 in line with global […]
Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. As a result, disease risk prediction and drug development has predominantly used data from European populations, with varying applicability to health outcomes in […]
Lusaka, Zambia — As the world moves towards a growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases and mental health concerns, Africa faces a dual challenge of addressing these emerging health threats while combating the persistent burden of infectious diseases, particularly neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Despite promising strategies outlined in the NTD roadmap, gaps in diagnostics, treatments, and […]
With the remarkable success of antiretroviral treatment people living with HIV in South Africa are generally living much longer than they did two decades ago – so much so that overall life expectancy in the country has shot up by around nine years since the peak of South Africa’s HIV epidemic in the early 2000s. […]
Africa is on the brink of achieving a major victory over deadly diseases that have plagued its population for generations. With increased access to medical care, improved healthcare infrastructure, and a renewed focus on disease eradication, the continent is closer than ever to rid itself of illnesses that have taken a devastating toll on its […]