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
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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
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
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
Female Genital Mutilation- harm or benefit?
Otherwise known as FGM, it is a violation of human rights to women and young girls all over the world. It is being practised in 27 African c
Diabetes Study Update
This is a condition that is very prevalent amongst the African and Caribbean community but now there is new research into Type 1 Diabetes. I
Zika virus update
Since the World Health Organisation has declared this virus out break a state of public health emergency, it has been spreading from Brazil
UK Govt funds 1 Billion pounds for Mental health
The prime minister has promised an investment of a billion pounds which will increase the mental health services across the country.
Zika virus might spread to Europe sooner says World Health.
WHO: Zika virus might be in Europe this summer.
The areas most at risk are those where Aedes mosquitoes may spread the virus, like the Blac
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