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Africa Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Newsletter
  • Nigerians’ fertility rate drops from five to four children per woman 17 Oct 2025 22:12 GMT

    The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report says Nigeria’s total … trends, child and maternal health, nutrition, malaria, HIV, and other development indicators … for monitoring population and health indicators in Nigeria. The pre-data …

  • India’s growing anaemia crisis: Why millions are suffering from this preventable public health emergency 17 Oct 2025 19:19 GMT

    … burden is heaviest in Africa and South-East Asia … illnesses further complicate the picture. Diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, … Prakash, an Internal Medicine Specialist based in Delhi … Dr Prakash explained. Menstrual health further compounds the problem. …

  • New strain of Mpox virus that is more severe and easily spread found in major US city 17 Oct 2025 19:25 GMT

    … in Central and East Africa, according to the CDC … contact and seek immediate medical help if individuals develop … developing severe illness,'; the Long Beach Department of Health and … prevent infection.  People with HIV or who are immunocompromised …

  • L.A. County Reports First Local Case of Clade I Mpox, Raising Public Health Concerns 17 Oct 2025 19:47 GMT

    … further transmission. Understanding the Virus Mpox, formerly known … parts of Africa, may cause more severe disease and … AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), or at Public Health Sexual Health … rash—should seek medical care immediately. Health care providers …

  • HIV Updates Put Comorbidities First — ART on Cruise Control 17 Oct 2025 14:34 GMT

    HIV Medicine, expands guidance on vaccination, cardiovascular risk, cancer screening, mental health … links to West Africa. Prevention and … infection” from “tuberculosis disease,” provides new dexamethasone dosing … harms. A new drug–drug interaction table links …

  • US aid cuts severely undermine Senegal’s fight against HIV 17 Oct 2025 13:53 GMT

    … thethird lowest in West Africa, after Mauritania and Niger. The number of … those related to HIV and sexual and reproductive health. Our moral … workers (5.8%) and intravenous drug users (5.2%). “We … finance our activities? We need medicines, we need to look …

  • Lottery commits R124-million to fight HIV and TB 17 Oct 2025 12:54 GMT

    … South Africa could lead to hundreds of thousands of additional HIV- … “We want to help South Africa to reach the 95… This campaign is a global health initiative adopted by United Nations … treatment to successfully suppress the virus in their blood. Grant …

  • Africa has turned its back on Prince Harry 17 Oct 2025 12:22 GMT

    … help children affected by HIV/Aids. He … allegations of mismanagement including illegally collecting tourism revenues, using … OBE, founder of African conservation and community charity … together they toured African Parks reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and …

  • NICE Endorses UK’s First Injectable PrEP to Curb HIV 17 Oct 2025 12:12 GMT

    … . When exposure to HIV-1 virus occurs, it prevents … sexual health services, including regular HIV testing, sexual health screening, … drug at a discounted price through the NHS Medicines … among heterosexuals, particularly Black African men and women, …

  • Drugmakers warned as toxic cough syrup linked to deaths of 24 children 17 Oct 2025 11:14 GMT

    … than 140 children in Africa and Central Asia. In … their plants meet World Health Organization-recommended standards, requiring … never imagined a simple medicine could turn life-threatening … In rural Parasia, regional drug inspectors have been visiting …

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