Melinda Gates quits Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion
Melinda Gates, an American philanthropist and former wife of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has announced her plans to quit the Bill and Melinda Gates...
Paracetamol During Pregnancy: 25-year study finds no link to birth defects
Pregnant women can breathe a sigh of relief.
A new study published in Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) offers strong evidence that taking acetaminophen,...
World TB Day: Africans can solve the disease that haunts us — here’s howÂ
I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear:...
Sokoto struggles with “overwhelming” polio vaccine rejection
Sokoto state is facing a renewed challenge in its fight against polio. A recent immunization campaign saw a "high number of non-compliance cases," raising...
Historic global child mortality success story leaves Africa behind
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the...