Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on progress made against vaccine-preventable diseases in the African Region, where ...

A recent Organization and Management (O&M) survey has revealed a shortage of over 2,100 positions within the Ministry of Health and Population and its subordinate agencies. However, the Finance ...

The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, developed by the NIH, targets cardiovascular risk reduction through precise ...

Hunan cuisine, one of China's eight major culinary traditions, is known for its heavy use of oil and salt and is a major draw for tourists. However, residents' daily intake of salt and oil far exceeds ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

Josephine Awode's 15-year-old son began panting and wheezing. With each breath, his chest expanded and contracted visibly ...

DUMAGUETE City, Ogijo and Surabaya City. These three bustling urban communities in the Global South — two in Southeast Asia, ...

Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...

Dr Oyoo revealed that the prevalence of diabetes in Uganda has doubled over the last decade, with non-communicable diseases ...

The shortage of healthcare workers in Kenya poses a challenge to the government's move to establish Universal Health Coverage ...

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