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Hypertension patients rise to 1.28 billion worldwide, new study shows
By Mike Mwaniki The number of adults aged 30–79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last 30 years, a new study recently published in The Lancet says. The joint study—led by Imperial College London...
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Politics & Policy
How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University and Gert van Zyl, Stellenbosch University The COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important health...
Kenya among 10 countries implementing Cholera control plans
By David Kipkorir Kenya is among 10 countries taking active measures towards cholera control plans in alignment with a Global...
Universal healthcare only guarantee to country’s future
Dr Cleopa Mailu December 12 has now been confirmed by the United Nations as the World Universal Health Coverage Day....
Medical Research
15 EU countries already rolling out Digital COVID certificate
More than half of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have started to use the EU Digital...
Scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
Christian Happi, Redeemer's University By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide....
Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests
Magdalene Montgomery, University of Melbourne and Matthew Watt, University of Melbourne A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and...
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