Tag: diseases
Non-communicable diseases caused 74% of global deaths in 2023
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia accounted for 74 per cent of global deaths in 2023, up from 58 per...
WHO urges safer care for people living with noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to strengthen patient safety in the care of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). WHO...
23 million children vaccinated against polio, other diseases in six months...
A new report by eHealth Africa has revealed that more than 23 million children were reached and vaccinated against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases...
Half of approved diagnostics for Africa’s priority epidemic diseases unavailable at...
A new report has revealed that about half of the approved diagnostic tests for six epidemic-prone diseases prioritised by the Africa Centres for Disease...
