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Chikurubi Maximum prison females receive free breast cancer screening services

    By Tatenda Chimbwanda Chikurubi, Zimbabwe -…
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Pregnancy Equipment

Benin: Strengthening training in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in five health professionals' training institutions

  Sexual and reproductive health is a concern that extends…
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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…
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WHO Country Rep. Dr Mulombo administers anti-malaria drug to an eligible child at Elmiskin IDPs camp in Maiduguri, Borno state during the flag-off of 4th Cycle of SMC_Photo_WHO_CEOnuekwe.jpg

WHO urges Borno to target zero malaria cases

Maiduguri, 16 November, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 14 November 2020

14 November 2020 — Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 13 November 2020

13 November 2020 — Forty-three (43) new COVID-19 cases were…
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World Diabetes Day: Nurses critical in screening and management of diabetes

By Vivian Mugarisi Gweru, Zimbabwe, – Today, Zimbabwe and the…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 12 November 2020

12 November 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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Robot at Kigali International Airport

UN Rwanda: Frw19.6 Billion and counting as the fight against COVID-19 continues

Between March and September 2020, the UN Rwanda has mobilized more…
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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…
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