By Shelleygan Petersen Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is perceived as a forgotten or biblical illness, yet new cases continue to pop up in Namibia annually. The centres for Disease Control and Prevention describes leprosy as a chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae, which mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosal […]
By Elizabeth Merab and Leon Lidigu As the world marked World cancer day on Thursday, Kenya continued facing a growing demand for treatments, with its very limited supply capacity for diagnosis and treatment posing serious healthcare policy challenges. New global data suggests that the burden of the disease has risen to 42,116 cases and 27,092 […]
Practitioners in herbal medicine have been urged to encourage and train young people to engage in the production of herbal medicine to sustain the industry. Madam Fati Bamba, the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA) who gave the advice noted that most herbalists in the country were ageing […]
By Liz Nabakooza Kakooza On December 30, 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin (D) Maryland lost his 25-year-old son to suicide. Tommy Raskin, a budding law student at Harvard Law School, his father’s alma mater was described by his family and peers as a light in this world that in 2020 had become overcome with darkness. Six […]
By Nike Adebowale The World Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and is celebrated annually on February 4. As the world celebrates World Cancer Day, health experts are calling for increased awareness of the disease and adequate funding to improve healthcare services in Nigeria. The World Cancer Day, […]
