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People with long COVID continue to experience medical gaslighting more than 3 years into the pandemic
Long COVID patients face many barriers, the first of which is having their illness minimized or disregarded by others. (Freepik)…
The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations
The degree to which Canadians support effective international co-operation, as essential to future pandemic preparedness and response, will shape Canada’s…
An emergency in the making: Ending pandemic prenatal health coverage for uninsured people is both costly and dangerous
Research shows that uninsured people are more likely to get care later in pregnancy, and less care overall. This increases…
What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it
In healthcare facilities prevention of the sepsis include practising appropriate infection prevention and control measures. GettyImages Caroline Maluleka, National Institute…
Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate - progress is being made, but it’s not enough
Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP…
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Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them
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Nigeria Absent In the List of Countries UK Recognizes Their COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
The United Kingdom (UK) has released a list of 50 countries it recognizes their COVID19 vaccine certificates and Nigeria is conspicuously absent…
Life expectancy increased from 46 to 73 globally: WHO
Happy people Mr Ghebreyesus said in the past 20 years alone, smoking has fallen by a third, maternal mortality has…
Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls
The numbers showed a wide variation in coverage in different geographic regions. Shutterstock Lynette Denny, University of Cape Town In…
Sweet little lies: Maple syrup fraud undermines the authenticity of Canada’s ‘liquid gold’
Ensuring that maple syrup products are not mixed or substituted with other sugar syrups protects the reputation of Canadian products.…