By Ebuka Onyeji In the past 10 days, there have been 52 recorded deaths from COVID-19. Nigeria on Monday recorded more deaths from COVID-19 as the country continues to battle the second phase of the infection. On Monday, 10 more people died from the virus as Nigeria recorded 397 new cases, one of the lowest daily figures in December. […]
With the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and the increase in trauma cases, South Africa’s hospitals are almost full to capacity. “Our hospitals, both private and public, are already close to full capacity in a number of provinces, and ICU beds are either full already or rapidly filling up,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa […]
Statistics show that at least 70% of the Kenyan population still uses traditional medicine. However, if this form of health care is to succeed and endure, especially when practiced in tandem with Western medicine, a serious look at legislation and the regulatory framework is needed. Medicine in Africa has traditional roots, which have always been […]
The World AIDS Day commemoration of 2020 took place in the midst of a global pandemic. It served as another reminder that people are not only susceptible to pathogens, but to the political, social, and economic inequities that determine vulnerability to infections. HIV remains a major global public health challenge and COVID-19 has added to it. This […]
Primary health care is a whole-of-society approach to health and well-being centred on the needs and preferences of individuals, families and communities. It addresses the broader determinants of health and focuses on the comprehensive and interrelated aspects of physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. It provides whole-person care for health needs throughout the lifespan, […]
