A new HIV variant, more virulent and contagious, has emerged. This variant, known as VB, causes an early onset of opportunistic diseases, however It could not spread owing to the effectiveness of prevention and ARV treatment programs implemented in the Netherlands where it is circulating. A new variant of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that…
The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), located in West Africa, is made up of two main islands namely; São Tomé and Príncipe. According to World Bank data in 2020, the total population is 219,161, while the female population represents 50.9% of the total population. About 32.1% of the population lives in rural…
Extreme shifts in climate and unnatural changes to the Earth’s physiological composition offer a singular lesson- the world is rapidly going into degradation and humans are largely responsible for its destruction. Our obsessive industrialization and consumerism mean that we are no longer in a safe space and neither is the Earth. Climate change has brought…
Introduction The WHO declaration of RTS, S malaria vaccine on 6th October 2021 for extensive use among children in sub-Saharan Africa has been hailed as a “game changer” towards eliminating malaria burden by 90% by 2030. “This long-awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom…
vaccine against this disease. However, there’s light at the end of the tunnel…