News Category: Africa
Millions of children starving in northeast Nigeria
At least 2.3 million children and youth are going hungry in northeast Nigeria where an Islamist insurgency has forced farmers to flee their fields and put the region on the brink of critical food shortages.
Read MoreCOVID-19 is becoming a problem for Sub Saharan Africa
When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged in early 2020, medical experts and journalists were flummoxed by the low rates of infection and death throughout the African continent. Despite sub-par public health systems, dense metropolitan areas and extreme poverty, experts highlighted many reasons why COVID cases remained low in Africa. Some explanations included the continent's younger demographics, experience with epidemics like Ebola and the gift of time in delaying the spread of the virus to the continent.
Read MoreChild Mortality
Children in Africa are about 16.5 times more likely to die before the age of five than children in developed countries.
Read MoreAHO condemns the abduction of children by ISIS in Mozambique
Fighters in conflict-hit northern Mozambique abducted dozens of children during raids in 2020, according to a new analysis by AHO
Read MoreAHO appeals for Covid vaccines to fight third wave in Africa
A third wave of Covid-19 infections is sweeping across Africa as deliveries of urgently needed vaccines to the continent dry up, AHO health officials are warning.
Read MoreAfrica desperately in need of COVID vaccine
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack
Read MoreDiabetic Attacks and Emergencies
Diabetes is a chronic condition where the blood sugar level is too high. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, removes sugar from the blood and moves it into cells for the body to use.
Read MoreCOVID pandemic stress and weight gain cause spike in Blood Pressure
AHO physicians are urging people to check their blood pressure, as they believe stressors related to the pandemic may have caused a spike in blood pressure problems.
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