Some 1.7 million children worldwide live with HIV

Flavoured generic HIV drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

Health Dec 03
A strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in African countries in 2021, the first generic pediatric version of a key anti-retroviral available even for babies, aid agencies said on Tuesday, World AIDS Day.
The group was discovered after an investigation sparked by a traveler leaving France for Ethiopia
Coronavirus: A global black market for negative test results has emerged
Health Nov 12
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, people around the world are turning to the black market for negative COVID-19 tests that enable them to travel.
File Photo: Nigeria has been importing key elements needed for coronavirus testing.
Nigeria develops ‘much faster’ coronavirus test kit
Health Oct 01
Nigeria has developed a COVID-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes and does not need extensive training to use.
The first doses of the vaccine are being administered in Johannesburg this week
Human trials for coronavirus vaccine start in South Africa
Health Jun 24
Human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University are beginning in South Africa and in Brazil.