Ghanaian Professionals Forge Unity and Health in US Club

A new club founded by Ghanaian professionals is promoting health and unity far from home. The Worcester Executive Fitness Club successfully held its inaugural meeting in Massachusetts, establishing a unique network focused on holistic well being...

Co-Creating An African Peace Village in Portugal

Imagine a real-world prototype of what life could look like beyond competition: a place where we can practice the kind of future we say we want… The African Peace Village in Portugal is designed to do just that. A land-based, refugee-led...

Africa’s debt meets climate innovation

As negotiations resume ahead of COP30, Europe cannot afford to view Africa’s debt and climate crisis as a distant problem. The stakes for both Europe and Africa are high and immediate. The UN currently estimates that Africa will face a US$2.5...

Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference

At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid. Meanwhile the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will...

Photos of Nigeria’s Abakaliki FC medicals go viral after fans mock ICU setup

Photos of Abakaliki FC players undergoing medical tests ahead of the new Nigerian football season have gone viral, but not for the reasons the club might have hoped. The images, meant to show the Ebonyi-based team’s readiness for the campaign,...

Expert Seeks Inclusion of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Schools to Curb Adolescent Health Challenges

Funmi Ogundare A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ayodele Arowojolu, yesterday, stressed the urgent need for governments, parents and educators to provide comprehensive sexuality...

Kenyan enterprise behind solar powered healthcare among finalists in global sustainability prize

DropAccess's VacciBox, a solar-powered portable refrigerator designed to store and transport vaccines and other temperature-sensitive medical supplies in remote areas has been recognised as a finalist for the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize....

Ever Wondered Why Iru (Locust Beans) Smells? Here’s the Surprising Reason

Iru or African locust bean is one of West Africa’s oldest and healthiest superfoods. It is derived from the seeds of the African locust bean tree, a leguminous plant native to the savannahs and forests of West and Central Africa.It is...

US public health officials vigilant as newer mpox variant detected

A newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe. The risk to the general public is low, but community transmission in new places signals greater challenges for public...

A landfill tax could halt the vast amounts of healthy soil that are needlessly thrown away

UK government proposals to increase the cost of sending soil to landfill have received strong pushback from the construction industry. But there is a strong environmental case for protecting healthy soils in this way. The Treasury plans to up the...

Hidden in plain site – the amazing health benefits of Ghana’s forgotten berries, and a breast cancer risk reducing diet

October is globally recognised as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a period dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with the key message that early detection saves lives. As a dietitian, one of the most common questions I receive during...

PT Health Watch: Why appendicitis remains one of Nigeria’s most common surgical emergencies – Expert

Acute appendicitis, a sudden inflammation of the appendix, remains one of the most frequent causes of emergency abdominal surgeries in Nigeria, experts have said. Although it is easily treatable when detected early, delayed diagnosis or access to...

Medical Bulletin 30/October/2025

Here are the top medical news for the day: Japanese researchers suggest cheese consumption may help prevent dementia Scientists have found that eating cheese at least once a week may protect older adults from developing dementia. A new study...

Seeing  Racism Everywhere

The Race Discrimination Commission was created in 1975. Half a century later, it functions more like a race police, issuing moral citations and grand generalisations rather than prosecuting actual offences. Despite constant claims of “systemic”...

Typhoid cases spike in Tshwane: Health probe launched

The Tshwane metro has launched an investigation into a recent rise in laboratory-confirmed typhoid cases reported in parts of the city, particularly in Bronkhorstspruit and Hammanskraal. According to metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, preliminary...

"This is the best news": Nigerian man reacts to new announcement by influential US senator

The ripple effects of President Donald Trump's pronouncement about Nigeria have continued to trend on social media Nigerians reacted after listening to Senator Ted Cruz, who said he has been pushing for Trump to take action A medical doctor based...

A call to action for men’s health this Movember

Over the past decade, a growing network of organizations in the world, the nation, the state and the region have transformed the month of November into a hair-raising experience for a noble cause. Specifically, groups like Man Up Mahoning Valley...

Remembering a member of the Army Air Corps

Warner Howard Veterans Day special by Danny Howard For the record I cannot confirm nor can I deny any of this – I am not sure if I myself remember any of this as fact/facts, however I shall do my best – you see, when I requested by father’s...

Africa tech leaders set to converge in Naivasha for CIO100 Awards and Symposium

L-R: Andrew Karanja, Director, dx5; Geffrey Gitagia, CIO of the Year 2024 and the Group Head of IT at Avenue Healthcare; and Timothy Laku, Fractional CIO/CTO at Sarova Panafric for the CIO100 Teaser event [Photo: Handout] The 17th edition of the...

Government announcement on energy drinks and junk food as child obesity numbers released

A total of 1.1 million children were measured at state-maintained schools The government has made a new announcement as one in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest figure on record outside the pandemic,...