Improved recognition of dementia as a major non-communicable disease by multilateral organizations is crucial, to build awareness and increase funding to tackle this insidious illness. Improved ...

Objective Long-term azithromycin treatment effectively prevents acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

General, Dr Carla Barnett delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM ...

Participants from eight CARICOM Member States, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia ...

Nigeria has committed an additional $200 million in its 2025 national budget to sustain critical health programs as part of a major shift towards domestic funding and health sector resilience, the ...

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ...

Non-communicable diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes are responsible for 74 percent of deaths globally and cracking down on risk factors could save millions of lives, the WHO said ...

Level Meeting (HLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NCDs), which will be held on Sept 25, 2025 in New York, NY ...

To conclude, the association of lifestyle factors with non-communicable disease occurrences is more than a simple coincidence ...

Communicable diseases include colds and flu. Communicable diseases spread through contact with bodily fluids, insect bites, contaminated surfaces, water, and food, or through the air.

THE East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the East ...