1. WHO Africa
  2. Health topics
  3. Featured news
Nigeria Minister of State for Health, Ekumankama Joseph Nkama delieving a speech on World Diabetes Day

Stakeholders call for increased access to diabetes education 

Abuja, 15 November, 2022 - Commemorating the 2022 World Diabetes Day…
Read more »
Christine Kisianan, Student

Christine Kisianan, Student

.header-top{ margin-bottom:0!important; } .region-content{display:…
Read more »
Dr Felicia Anumah.

Healthy diet and lifestyle modification essential to preventing diabetes

Abuja, 24 November, 2021 - “For diabetes, prevention is the cheaper…
Read more »
Nurse Ketsela Amare at the Ethiopian Diabetes Association

Helping diabetic patients live positively

Ketsela Asmare is a nurse counselor at the Ethiopian Diabetes…
Read more »
Diabetes prevention, care challenges in Africa

Diabetes prevention, care challenges in Africa

Brazzaville – Africa is expected to experience the highest increase…
Read more »
On the frontlines of diabetes fight in Senegal

On the frontlines of diabetes fight in Senegal

Dakar – Senegal, like many African countries, is bearing an…
Read more »
COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes

COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes

Brazzaville – Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with…
Read more »
Commemorating the World Diabetes Day 2020 in Mauritius: A sketch on "All you need to know on Diabetes" by Nurses

Paying tribute to nurses for making a difference in the prevention and control of diabetes

The contribution of the nurses in the prevention and control of…
Read more »
1A nurse performing checks on a diabetic patient in Abuja

Stakeholders advocate for advancement of nursing in diabetes care

Abuja, 16 November, 2020 - “I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes…
Read more »
Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes

Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes

Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) finds that 18.3% of…
Read more »