Last Mile Health is a charitable organization that saves lives in the most remote villages in Liberia. This organization recruits, trains, equips, supervises, and pays community health workers to deliver quality health care directly to the doorsteps of people living in these remote regions. According to Last Mile Health’s mission, all community health workers…
The number of reported cases of cancer in Namibia is on the rise. Statistics show a 29% increase over the last five years according to the Cancer Association of Namibia, with 1625 cases being reported in 2006, and 3092 cases in 2012, and 3000 new cases reported between 2013-2014 alone. Skin cancer has primarily…
On November 13, African football history will be made in El Iskandriyah, the port city that was once home to the greatest ancient library in the world, when Borg El Arab Stadium will host a qualifying World Cup match between the National Football Teams of Egypt and Ghana. This match would normally be a…
Researchers in Australia have recently discovered a new way of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria in an unlikely source. They began looking at Tasmanian devils’ mothers when they noticed that, even though their babies were born without an immune system and do not develop one until about three months after birth, they still seem to thrive…
The United Nations has entered the discussion on the issue of drug-resistant diseases, which are believed responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in fact referred to antimicrobial resistance as a “fundamental threat” to global health at a recent UN General Assembly meeting. Officials at the recent meeting…
People put a lot of effort into protecting their bodies from viruses, but they may not be doing enough. A recent study released by Cambridge University suggests that people are more likely to contract the herpes virus and the influenza virus in the morning. The study also found that people with erratic sleep schedules are…
Vitiligo, a.k.a. the “Michael Jackson disease,” affects around 0.5-1% of the world’s population. Most commonly reported in India, where an estimated 8.8% of the population suffer from some form of the disease, this non-treatable skin condition is caused by the depigmentation of the skin. The condition causes one’s body to suffer from “milky” patches throughout…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been no new cases of yellow fever in the two African nations which have been battling a yellow fever epidemic since December 2015. As of September 2, Angola has had no new confirmed cases since June 23, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had…
Five salons since 2012 have been offering more than just a beautiful head full of braids; these Conakry, Guinea, businesses are sharing information with their customers about contraception. This idea is new for many of their patrons. With Guinea women having an average of five children, and the lowest contraceptive use rates in the…
Dr. Satoshi Omura is a Japanese microbiologist who shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in developing Ivermectin, a highly effective and safe drug against parasitic worms in humans. It is a reformulated version of Avermectin, an equally successful drug that combats parasites in animals. He and Dr. William Campbell…
