Tag Archives: radiant news digest
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Dangerous Anti-Malaria Drugs Circulating in Nigeria
RH Weekly News Roundup – 21 July 2017 Dangerous Anti-Malaria Drugs Circulating in Nigeria [fl]T[/fl]he European Union has banned 42 anti-malarial drugs because of serious side effects, including kidney failure. And yet, many of these drugs are widely circulated and easily obtainable in Niger...
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Love Coffee? There are More Reasons to Indulge than Avoid It
RH Weekly News Roundup – 14 July 2017 Love Coffee? There are More Reasons to Indulge than Avoid It [fl]S[/fl]tudy after study is showing that women who drink a couple of cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop heart disease or suffer a stroke. Interestingly, it’s been shown across ...
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Cut the Carbs If You’re Trying to Get Pregnant
RH Weekly News Roundup – 7 July 2017 Surgery Aims to Repair FGM Damage [fl]A[/fl]n American surgeon, Marci Bowers, has recently left Kenya after performing 44 operations to repair the sexual organs damaged through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Often known simply as “cutting” across th...
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This Is Why You Get Cravings Along with Your Period
RH Weekly News Roundup – 16 June 2017 World Health Organisation Adds HIV- Prophylaxis to Essential Medicines List [fl]B[/fl]ack in 2010, Truvada – the brand name for an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – underwent final clinical trials. By 2012, the drug, which has been shown to be effe...
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Diet or Exercise: Which Is Better for Weight Loss?
RH Weekly News Roundup – 2 June 2017 Less Than a Week until the Africa Health Exhibition [fl]F[/fl]rom 7 to 9 June, you’ll find a network of health care solutions and providers under one roof in Johannesburg, South Africa. And, Radiant Health Magazine is one of the sponsors of the Africa...
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Counting Calories? You Don’t Need a Fitness Tracker
RH Weekly News Roundup – 26 May 2017 Plan Your Visit to the Africa Health Exhibition [fl]A[/fl]re you working to promote better health and health care on the African continent? Need solutions adapted to local demands and economies? Between 7 and 9 June, you’ll have an option to tap into ...
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New Ebola Cases Confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo
RH Weekly News Roundup – 19 May 2017 Radiant Health Partners With Africa Health Exhibition [fl]T[/fl]aking place in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa from 7 to 9 June, the Africa Health Exhibition offers stakeholders on the continent a chance to learn and network. Exhibitors include manu...
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Another 82 Chibok Girls Released
RH Weekly News Roundup – 12 May 2017 Another 82 Chibok Girls Released [fl]O[/fl]n Sunday, 82 of the Chibok girls taken three years ago arrived in Abuja and had some face time with President Buhari. According to some reports, the release of 83 women had been negotiated, but one refused to lea...