All articles in 'Health'


Impact of Tobacco Use on Health, Socio-Economics a...

The challenge posed by tobacco to health and socio-economic development gravely threatens the future...

30th April 2013
EAC Shines Spotlight on People with Disability

In the EAC region, there are estimated to be 12 million people with disabilities and they are the mo...

22nd February 2010
Aids in Africa: Building a Durable International C...

A revitalized international coalition must operate on the valid assumption that leadership must come...

23rd March 2010
AIDS in Africa: Feminization of the Epidemic

In almost every health indicator category, African girls and women record the worst rates in the wor...

26th April 2010
Global Health in the 21st Century

Governance and judicious use of scarce resources is another important overarching issue in global he...

10th May 2010
State Pharmaceutical not Good for SA

The government should rather create a better economic environment to attract more international comp...

25th May 2010
Future Trends in Global Health

Although Africa accounts for 24 percent of the global burden of disease, the continent represents on...

15th June 2010
Global Health Diplomacy: An Emerging Field

Health experts and development experts must be adept in international relations issues and diplomat...

21st June 2010
Africa Grapples with Health MDGs

Progress in Africa towards the health-related millenium development goals has been perceptible, but...

7th September 2010
Sickle Cell: Nigeria Ignores Homegrown Remedies

The Nigerian government plans to give money to Astra Zeneca, the manufacturer of Proguanil.

29th June 2010
Africa: Tomorrow’s Health Agenda

As Africa transforms, at this time of Africa's economic emergence, it is also time to tr...

9th July 2012
Kenya Rolls out Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

New tool to fight pneumonia in children in developing countries set for Kenya launch

15th February 2011
Traditional Values and the HIV/AIDS Fight

One of the development issues expected of the modern Ghanaian/African state is how the state, as a r...

12th October 2010
False Reporting and the Fight Against Malaria

SADC governments must vigorously oppose the UN agencies that seek to put their own political power a...

8th February 2011
Traditional African Healing

Given the Egyptian history of medicine in the world, it seems a quagmire that relative new-comers to...

20th February 2012
When Medical Doctors Believe in Witchcraft

One cannot develop first class medical institutes if the main, supposedly highly trained people expe...

29th October 2012
Uganda: People With Disability Neglected

People should focus on the abilities that disabled people have and what they can do but not what the...

15th August 2011
African Commitments to Global Women and Children's...

Landmark resolution on a Declaration of Commitment to prioritise parliamentary support for increased...

30th October 2011
HIV/Aids Battle: Concerted Efforts Required

As responsible Leaders, we are no longer prepared to sit by and allow our future generation to be bo...

5th December 2011
EAC Medicines Registration Harmonization Launch

Launch of the East African Community (EAC) Medicines Registration Harmonization (MRH) Project schedu...

23rd March 2012
Nodding Disease: What is Uganda Doing?

Are Uganda’s MPs servants of the people when they allow situations such as in Kitgum to prevail...

7th March 2012
Pilots' Psychological State: A Review

A pilot in a cockpit                                       Photo courtesyAir passenger s...

9th January 2012
Health: Why Uganda's Health Sector Needs Cure

One Ugandan MP is worth 18 medical officers or seven senior medical specialists.

11th May 2012
Africa Reproductive and Sexual Health Scorecard an...

African countries constitute 20 of the 25 countries globally with highest adolescent fertility of be...

31st July 2012
Malaria: Influential Study Questioned

How can such research appear in a major, peer-reviewed journal? Why is it universally praised by exp...

22nd August 2011
Health: Physical Activity Good for Your Health

Why is it so difficult to follow a physical activity regime? The answer is simple.

8th July 2011
Non-Communicable Diseases Get Attention

The rise of NCDs has found its way into the mainstream interest of governments and lawmakers worldwi...

17th October 2011
HIV/Aids in Africa: Overwhelming Needs and Odds

Since 1998, as noted by UNAIDS, at least one million Africans die every year of AIDS in the continen...

15th December 2011
Health Budgets in Government and Counties: More Qu...

With current health care service delivery models, the reliance is on treatment, rather than preventi...

6th February 2012
Mental Health: The Challenges

Mental health affects progress towards the realisation of several of the Millennium Development Goal...

16th April 2012
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African Perceptions of the Eur...