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AHPN at Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe Conference, Cologne, Germany
On the 29th September 2016 the African Health Policy Network (AHPN) was invited to attend an Conference on African communities and HIV in Ge


Diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, inhibits the body’s ability to manage blood sugar levels. A serious long term health condition, i


African Yams
African Yams is part of Side by Side, a programme that aims to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems in Northampto


Faith Positive Plus
Our Faith Positive champions offer a ‘buddying’ programme for church congregations across London. This programme provides peer support for n


African Mentoring Initiative
AHPN is proud to be involved in the development and building of African Mentoring Initiative (AMI). AMI is a mentoring initiative organised


Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease, it is contagious and is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Although it usually affects t


Faith Positive
Our Faith Positive champions visit places of worship to start conversations about HIV stigma and discrimination. By staging presentations an


World Suicide Prevention Day: Connect, Communicate, Care
The World Health Organisation estimates that roughly 1 million people around the world die by committing suicide. In the UK, there were 6,58


Lassa Fever in Nigeria
Almost half a century after the discovery of Lassa fever in Nigeria and earlier this year , a large amount of lives were affected in the cou


Cancer
Cancer is an illness caused by an abnormal growth of cells in the body. In the UK, someone is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, and t


Mental Health
Mental ill health is the largest single cause of disability in the UK, contributing almost 23% of the overall burden of disease. The most co


Poor Medicine practise in Africa
Some Studies from the BMC Public Health Journal has been published showing the poor prescription practise in the African region and among ph


Childhood Obesity in the UK
Health experts and leading supermarket chains have raised concerns over the government’s childhood obesity plan. The British Medical Associa


Cases of Polio in Nigeria after being declared Polio free
The World Health Organization expressed earlier in the year that Nigeria was Polio free after no new cases of Polio after 2 years. The news


Stroke
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Every year over 150,000 people have a stroke and it is the third la


High numbers of sexually transmitted infections amongst the LGBT community
Some figures were published by Public Health England recently showing 434,456 sexually transmitted infectious (STIs) reported in England in


National Minority Health Month
African Americans and Hispanics are affected by Diabetes and Hypertension at higher rates than other ethnicities. Proper management of blood


Human Trafficking in UK
A lot of individuals are brought to the UK for domestic violence, sexual exploitation, forced labour etc. and they all experience post -trau


How healthy are you?
Public Health England is launching a campaign called One You!
The ONE YOU campaign is the first nationwide campaign to address preventable


A possible way to reduce infertility in men
A research lab in China has successfully converted some parts of a stem cell to primitive sperm (spermatids) which were used to produce heal
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