From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has described as ...

Panama, which holds a presidential election on May 5, is home to a vital shipping canal but has been blighted by the Panama Papers scandal, which highlighted its role in the tax avoidance schemes of ...

Malaria report, published in 'The Lancet Microbe' journal, around 70 per cent of the global burden of the mosquito-borne ...

Climate plays a pivotal role in altering the transmission patterns of malaria, said experts on World Malaria Day which fell on April 25. It is observed annually on April 25, to spread awareness about ...

Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, emphasized the crucial role of political commitment and action in improving healthcare across African countries. She made this known at the ...

East Africa is bracing for more floods, as torrential rain after years of drought deliver a reminder of the threat created by climate change.

The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days ...

Last year, Florida had homegrown, not travel-related, malaria cases. Other mosquito-borne diseases like Zika, dengue and ...

Malaria infection is associated with genetic changes related to aging. Researchers analyzed telomere length, which protects chromosomes, in adults from malaria-endemic African regions. They found ...

Liana plant used to treat diabetes, malaria The evergreen plant's official name is Fibraurea tinctoria, also referred to as Akar Kuning, Akar Palo and Yellow Root. The plant spans from China, ...

"We need to start looking at investments in new generation medicines. That should then be able to counter any resistance in (the) foreseeable future," he said.

Locals use it to treat malaria, dysentery and diabetes. However, orangutans rarely show interest in this plant. Rakus reached ...