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Merck Foundation, Nigeria First Lady meet to build Healthcare Capacity, support girl education
09 Aug 2025 07:03 GMT
… advancing healthcare capacity in Nigeria and across Africa.
Our aim is to … scholarships have been provided for Diabetes, Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology, … . Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards “Diabetes & Hypertension” 2025: Media …
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Vital treatments running out across Libya, union warns
09 Aug 2025 06:16 GMT
Patients’ union sounds alarm on national health emergencyLibya is facing a worsening shortage of vital medicines, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients struggling to get the treatment they need, the Libyan Patients’ Union has warned.
Union president …
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DASH Diet Modified for Diabetes Lowers Blood Sugar Levels in Clinical Trial of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
06 Aug 2025 12:38 GMT
… the DASH4D diet had blood sugar levels that were on … a very significant benefit.”
Diabetes and hypertension are widespread … female and 88% were African American. Trained staff prepared … T32HL007024 and K23HL153774). Abbott Diabetes Care provided the CGM systems …
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ZRANB3: The Gene Changing Diabetes for Black People
08 Aug 2025 15:50 GMT
… beta cells, which produce insulin to regulate blood sugar. For instance, in zebrafish … people of African ancestry have type 2 diabetes less because of insulin resistance … diet. Maintaining stable blood sugar is critical. Focus on African-inspired whole foods …
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Merck Foundation And Nigeria First Lady Meet To Build Healthcare Capacity, Support Girl Education And Break Infertility Stigma In Nigeria
08 Aug 2025 12:17 GMT
… advancing healthcare capacity in Nigeria and across Africa.
Our aim is to … scholarships have been provided for Diabetes, Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology, …
Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards“Diabetes&Hypertension” 2025: Media …
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Weighing in: How does South Africa’s Ozempic attraction measure up globally?
08 Aug 2025 11:15 GMT
… semaglutide that increases insulin secretion, slows gastric … medication, but South Africans were increasingly obtaining … diabetes, but limited access for weight loss.
Local obesity rate
South Africa … by the South African Health Practitioners Regulatory …
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Nigerian Women And Exclusive Breastfeeding
08 Aug 2025 08:59 GMT
… than 90 per cent of Nigerian mothers breastfeed, early breastfeeding … certain cancers and Type 2 diabetes and is also a … incentivise local action to improve Nigeria’s food security, health, … protects the right of every Nigerian child to adequate nutrition.
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Toxic Braids: Cancer, fertility risks trail Nigeria’s $429m synthetic hair obsession
08 Aug 2025 04:39 GMT
… since the generality of Nigerian women, especially the young … Head of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Division, … said, “In Nigeria and across many African communities, braided hairstyles … for their commercialisation within Nigeria. It is their …
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Can Corporate Charity Fill Africa’s Healthcare Gaps?
07 Aug 2025 17:07 GMT
… a peculiar moment in African development: when corporations from … planted its flag across Africa, from Nigerian health camps to … 10,000 people for diabetes and hypertension, which are … corporate social responsibility across Africa. From Safaricom’s community …
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Mahama Urges African Leaders to Treat Health Spending as Economic Investment
07 Aug 2025 12:49 GMT
… vital funding and innovation. “Africa cannot continue to present health … chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes through pooled government, private sector … convened prominent figures, including former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Liberia’ …