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300 College Students In Nigeria Hospitalised For Diarrhoea

300 College Students In Nigeria Hospitalised For Diarrhoea

Over 300 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College, Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, have been hospitalised for diarrhoea.Information gathered reveal that some of the students were discharged after treatment. The development triggered serious panic across the state, as parents whose wards are in the school trooped in to confirm the health status of their kids. […]

Saving Mothers And Babies Advances Africa – Melinda Gates

Saving Mothers And Babies Advances Africa – Melinda Gates

Sometimes the technical words we use to describe a problem mask its true nature.Such is the case for the hundreds of thousands of women who die during pregnancy or delivery each year across Africa. For them, the official cause of death may be recorded as postpartum hemorrhage or uterine rupture. Similarly, for the alarming number […]

Kenya Needs a New Plan to Make Contraceptives Accessible Again

Kenya Needs a New Plan to Make Contraceptives Accessible Again

Globally, the health community has recognised the importance of contraception in reducing the burden of unplanned pregnancies, encouraging smaller families and empowering women as a move to sustainable development in developing countries. Research shows there are significantly positive links between contraception and maternal and child survival, household well-being and women reaching their career goals and […]

Ebola Virus Can Survive In the Eye, Semen, Breast Milk For 9 Months

Ebola Virus Can Survive In the Eye, Semen, Breast Milk For 9 Months

The Ebola virus can persist in the eye, semen, the placenta, breast milk and central nervous system of survivors of the disease for as long as 9 and a half months, according to a new study supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). A preliminary study on Ebola virus persistence in the semen of male […]

Women Affairs Minister Caught Distributing Viagra At A Rally In Zimbabwe: Nyasha Chikwinya

Women Affairs Minister Caught Distributing Viagra At A Rally In Zimbabwe: Nyasha Chikwinya

VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Parliament that government had no policy allowing ministers to distribute s*x enhancing pills at rallies. This was after opposition MPs had quizzed him over an incident at the weekend, where Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya doled out “Viagra” to Zanu PF supporters at a rally in Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency. “I do […]

Scientists May Have Accidentally Found The Cure For Cancer

Scientists May Have Accidentally Found The Cure For Cancer

Scientists researching for a vaccine against malaria in pregnant women may have accidentally discovered an effective weapon against cancer. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may have found a breakthrough in fighting cancer, which could result in a medical treatment for those affected with the deadly disease. […]

Serious Malnutrition Problem In Madagascar: Some Children Are Shorter Than Their Peers

Serious Malnutrition Problem In Madagascar: Some Children Are Shorter Than Their Peers

People in Madagascar are puzzled why some children aren’t getting enough nutrients so are shorter than their peers in an area where there is plenty of food. In a community nutrition centre in a suburb of Antsirabe one of the main towns in the central highlands region of Madagascar two little girls, just under three-and-a-half […]

Kenya First Country To Expand Affordable Treatment Options Against Chronic Diseases

Kenya First Country To Expand Affordable Treatment Options Against Chronic Diseases

Today, Novartis (NVS) announced the launch of Novartis Access in Kenya, the first country to benefit from a portfolio of 15 affordable medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, and breast cancer. The Novartis portfolio is being offered to the Kenyan government, non-governmental organizations and other public-sector healthcare providers for USD 1 per treatment, […]

8 Natural Ways To Clean A Woman’s Private Parts: Avoid Itching Or Unnatural Scents

8 Natural Ways To Clean A Woman’s Private Parts: Avoid Itching Or Unnatural Scents

A woman is only as happy as her lady bits. Itching or unnatural scents are not only embarrassing but also unnerving. But they are also common problems that a woman will experience every once in a while. Here are natural remedies that will cleanse your vag**a and give you peace of mind. The great news […]

Prostitution On The Rise In Kenya With 14 Year Old Girls Participating

Prostitution On The Rise In Kenya With 14 Year Old Girls Participating

Nairobi county hosts at least a quarter of female s*x workers in Kenya in new estimates released by the ministry of Health. There are over 133,675 female s*x workers in Kenya, with 29,494 of them based in Nairobi. North Eastern has 2,030 female s*x workers, the lowest number in the country. At least 39 per […]

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