World TB Day 2018 is on the theme “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World” . This is to mobilise both political and social commitment to end TB. The African Journal of Current Medical Research (AfriJCMR) stands, using its platform to speak and engage the public towards a TB-free world. Dr Robert Koch… Read More
By: Gilda Opoku, Saabea Owusu Konadu, Obed Ofori Nyarko International Women’s Day(IWD) is a global day for celebrating the achievements of women. World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap report tells us that gender parity is over 200 years away but we are not discouraged because women are making positive gains… Read More
2016 worldwide estimates indicate that there were 36.7 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) out of which 1.8 million were newly infected. Only 53% of the PLHIV were receiving treatment globally. An estimated 1.0 million deaths was also recorded from HIV related events in the year. The WHO African Region is the greatest affected… Read More
Mr Tumi senses something is not right with his beautiful 5-year-old daughter, Tumiwaa. Yes, she picked up the usual cold from school a few weeks ago but now, she spends too much time in bed, appears pale and has not played outside for the past three days. The high temperatures… Read More
Rotavirus diarrhoeal deaths in 2013 in the African Region was 56% of the global numbers. In the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region, it is reported that 12% of deaths in children under five years was due to diarrhoea in 2010. Out of all diarrhoea deaths in under fives in… Read More
