Despite President Bola Tinubu’s executive order in June 2024 aimed at reducing drug costs by abolishing tariffs, excise ...

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Gilead Sciences' twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection, the company said on Tuesday.

President Duma Boko said in a televised address on Monday that the country’s medical supply chain had failed and announced ...

Skipping essential vaccines leaves women vulnerable to preventable diseases. Addressing social, cultural, and health barriers ...

Uganda is collaborating with researchers from the United States to develop treatments for cancer and diabetes. Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that he welcomed a team of American ...

As Kenya modernises, the role of indigenous trees in medicine may change, but their importance remains clear. They remain ...

The obesity epidemic will hit South Africa hard on top of our high HIV burden, but advocate researcher and scientist Dr ...

Right on South Africa's doorstep, a public health emergency has developed, partly due to Donald Trump's aid cuts.

Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) can occur even without diabetes. Learn about its causes, symptoms, risks, and when to seek ...

The war against the chikungunya virus that claims lives, which is dominant along the country’s coastal towns, has suffered a ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in July he would ‘strongly consider’ a ministerial advisory committee, like the one we ...

One of the most harmful forms of counterfeit goods is fraudulent medicines, with sales from Asia to South-East Asia and Africa alone amounting to some $1.6 billion per year. It is estimated that one ...