Health

I’ve been a health journalist for years, and breast cancer is a huge worry for women worldwide. But it’s a different story in Africa. Women there are more likely to get an aggressive form of breast cancer early on, called triple-negative. This isn’t just about lifestyle or where they live; genes – what they inherit […]

Asha, 28, lives in a village of Manyara, Tanzania”, laments that her sleep has been bad for years. “I remembered everything,” Kang said in a low tone, quivering voice as he was crying with tears dropping on top of the powder. ‘Crying, severe pain and much blood. I knew that something bad had really happened, […]

John Kimani found himself sitting in his office chair last year, barely exhaled. The top of the stairs to the third floor felt like Everest mountain. His face froze with fatigue, and his nerves squeaked whenever he tries to submit with all force. In previous years, his weight was gradually increasing, as the water reaches […]

In modern women’s health dialogues the understanding of uterine fibroids remains extensively under-discussed despite being a major issue. The nonmalignant uterine tumors affect millions worldwide yet Black women experience these growths at higher rates than any other group. A grapefruit-sized tumor takes control of your body through constant pain and heavy bleeding and can lead […]

There is a shift of more sorts happening quietly in the whole of Africa from bustling urban centers like Nairobi to rural areas as far as Senegal. The rapid pace at which the age profile of Africa is aging is a matter that deserves urgent attention and raises issues on future elderly care and security. […]

The large African regions merge traditional cultural heritage with present-day issues which lead to an unspoken health crisis affecting elderly people. The diseases obesity together with diabetes which originated in Western countries now show fast growth throughout the aging African population while causing major harm to their health systems. The developing crisis presents fitness as […]

Here are 10 reasons why access to health care services is essential, with the most up-to-date statistics and live observations. 1. Combating Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases remain a critical public health issue in Africa contributing to millions of deaths per year. In 2025, the World Economic Forum reported that Africa has 25 per-cent of the […]

Amid the bustle of cities and the emptiness of far-flung villages on this continent, blood pressures are too high. “African hypertension is no different from Western hypertension,” Dr. Ogah said. With the sands of time now almost gone to late 2025, and with pressure mounting on economies and new health threats emerging across Africa – […]