Prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease, even when levels are below the limits specified by the EU and WHO. This has been shown, among others, by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Helmholtz Zentrum München in a large European study published in The Lancet Planetary […]
World Health Organization Africa (Brazzaville) Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths – a high case fatality ratio of 50% – have been reported. Confirmatory tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris detected Neisseria […]
The quality of air in Accra remains poor and high above the Ghana national standards and World Health Organisation (WHO) requirements, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu has said. Contributors to the poor air quality include, mining, forestry, cement, manufacturing industries, vehicle emissions, and waste burning. The EPA […]
By Kamau Maichuhie More than 200 million women in developing countries who wish to prevent pregnancy are not using modern contraception, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed. The UN agency said more than 800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, however, […]
Melbourne researchers have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes (T1D). As a disease that requires lifelong treatment of insulin, T1D can affect individuals of all ages. Current screening methods to identify those who are at risk are costly and logistically difficult. […]
