Africa leads in reducing new HIV infections

Africa leads in reducing new HIV infections – report

Four countries (Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, and Zimbabwe) have reduced their numbers of annual new HIV infections by 75% and are well on track to reach the target of reducing new HIV infections by 90% by 2030

https://www.independent.co.ug/society/health/

Unfinished business: only the urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030

Despite significant gains in many countries, critical gaps continue to undermine efforts to end AIDS in children

https://www.who.int/news/item/22-07-2024-unfinished-business-only-the-urgent-and-accelerated-delivery-of-hiv-services-will-keep-the-promise-of-ending-aids-in-children-by-2030

Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies.

https://www.who.int/news/item/24-07-2024-hunger-numbers-stubbornly-high-for-three-consecutive-years-as-global-crises-deepen–un-report

Is Dementia a normal part of aging? 

Someone suffers from dementia every three seconds. What are the causes? Can we prevent it? Is there a cure?

https://www.who.int/podcasts/episode/science-in-5/episode–122—dementia

Kenya off track towards achieving 2030 child mortality target

Kenya’s under-five mortality rate currently stands at 34.8 per 1,000. The slow progress is attributed to a high number of neonatal deaths and the prevalence of malaria among children under five.

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/kenya-off-track-towards-achieving-2030-child-mortality-target-4702538

Diabetes in children: Risk factors, warning signs and treatment

In diabetes mellitus type 1, the pancreas is unable to produce insulin because of the destruction of the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas.

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/diabetes-in-children-risk-factors-warning-signs-and-treatment-4702536#google_vignette

Mass breeding of desert locusts unlocks new food source

Mass breeding of desert locusts in a controlled environment could provide a sustainable source of protein for animals and humans as well as business opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say.

https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/mass-breeding-of-desert-locusts-unlocks-new-food-source/

HIV progress raises life expectancy in Africa – UN

According to the report, around 31 million people were on antiretroviral treatment in 2023, reducing deaths linked to the disease to 630,000, their lowest level globally since the 2004 peak of around two million.

https://www.scidev.net/global/news/hiv-progress-raises-life-expectancy-in-africa-un/

Childhood Hepatitis B risk high despite vaccine

Despite the introduction of the Hepatitis B (HBV) birth dose vaccine in 2023, public health officials acknowledge persistent challenges in achieving optimal.

https://www.independent.co.ug/childhood-hepatitis-b-risk-high-despite-vaccine/

Activists want prices for new HIV prevention drug to be reduced

The drug which is manufactured by a US Company Gilead Sciences was recently found to be one hundred percent effective as a Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a clinical trial where participating women in sub-Saharan Africa were given an injection twice a year

https://www.independent.co.ug/activists-want-prices-for-new-hiv-prevention-drug-to-be-reduced/

Shingles vaccine may help delay dementia – study

Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis – a study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99weq1ylzvo

Urgent action needed as malaria resists key drug

The last time resistance to an antimalarial spread in Africa it led to a tripling in the number of children dying.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxe25v5d8l9o