Fratmat Info The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) brings together key capabilities and functions to address public health challenges in Africa. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar plays an important regional role through its various specialized reference laboratories and its partnership with WHO in the fight against infectious diseases. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar is one…
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COVID disinfectants may contain harmful chemicals, researchers say
By Robby Berman on May 15, 2023 — Fact checked by Harriet Pike, Ph.D. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, but the virus will continue to circulate and retain its pandemic status — though the risk of death and severe illness has significantly declined. Before we…
Scientists may have found the ‘immunity’ secret to living to 100
By Corrie Pelc on April 6, 2023 — Fact checked byJessica Beake, Ph.D. The life expectancy of humans on our planet has more than doubled since 1900. Global life expectancy has increased from 31 years in 1900 to 73.2 years in 2023, and is expected to further increase to 77.1 years in 2050. Also increasing is the number of…
Concern as More Medical Practitioners Continue to Leave Nigeria
ABUJA By Patience Ivie Ihejirika While Nigeria’s population is expanding geometrically, the health care workforce is shrinking drastically, as doctors to patient ratio in the country drops to 1:10,000 as against the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of 1:1,000. The mass exodus of skilled medical practitioners from Nigeria is deepening the existing health care crisis, with…
Treating a heart attack before it happens: It may not be a science fiction
By Hannah Flynn — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Although most people survive a heart attackTrusted Source initially, the risk of death significantly increases over the following years. In fact, 65% of peopleTrusted Source who have a heart attack over the age of 65 die within eight years of the initial incident. This is at least partly because while a…
Uganda, UK firm unveil 5-year children surgery plan.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1700 EAT on Monday 20th March 2023. The ministry of Health in collaboration with Kids Operating Room, a global health charity, has unveiled the first-ever Children Surgery National Plan, a five-year strategy that aims to scale up paediatric surgical services to regional referral and general hospitals as well as…
Ministry of Health fails to account for Shs 42bn Covid-19 funds.
The ministry of Health has failed to secure accountability for the Shs 42 billion that was allocated to different Local Governments in the past years for Covid-19, immunization, and other activities. Dr Diana Atwine, the ministry of Health permanent secretary revealed this to parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) central government. This followed a query by…
Nurse intern arrested over raping patient at Entebbe hospital.
Posted by HICGI News Agency on 20th February 2023. Denis Kutesa, a nurse intern at Entebbe Grade B hospital has been arrested for allegedly raping a female patient and attempting to rape two others. Kampala Metropolitan Police Luke Owoyesigyire says that Kutesa was picked up on Saturday and locked up at Entebbe Central police station….
Why are women less likely to survive cardiac arrest than men?
By Corrie Pelc — Fact checked byHannah Flynn Each year, about 6 million peopleTrusted Source around the world die from sudden cardiac deathTrusted Sourcecaused by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). For the past 5 years, researchers from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) worked to improve SCA prevention…
DASH diet could reduce heart disease risk by 10%, study suggests
By Katharine Lang on December 6, 2022 — Fact checked by Hannah Flynn According to the World Health OrganizationTrusted Source (WHO), heart and circulatory diseases now cause one in three deaths globally, amounting to 17.9 million. Many types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are preventable, with changes in lifestyle being one of the most effective ways to reduce one’s risk. The WHO recommendsTrusted Source: However, there…
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