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Conference urges stronger collaboration against infectious diseases

The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has called for strengthened intersectoral collaboration to improve prevention, detection and control of infectious diseases following resolutions reached...

Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed...

Maintaining hand hygiene 16 times cheaper than treating infectious diseases – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says maintaining hand hygiene is 16 times cheaper than the cost of treating an infectious disease. Dr Abiodun...

Namibia teams up with Mozambique on infectious diseases project

Namibia and Mozambique have joined hands on a research project looking at how to apply indigenous knowledge in the management of infectious diseases like...

Infectious diseases remain a danger to every country – UN chief

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says infectious diseases remain a danger to every country, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for...

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‘Namibia’s resources must secure Namibians first’ – Campaigners react to US’ AU Summit statements

As African leaders convene at the African Union Summit to advance Agenda 2063 and assert the continent’s economic sovereignty,...
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New era of climate action can deliver stability in an unstable world – Stiell

Speaking in Istanbul on Thursday, February 12, 2026, alongside incoming COP31 President Murat Kurum of Türkiye, United Nations Climate...

Renaissance honoured as SAIPEC Pioneer, showcases transformational local content leadership

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited reaffirmed its thought leadership position in the advancement of Africa’s local content as the...

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New era of climate action can deliver stability in an unstable world – Stiell

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