Opioid use, drug-related disorders on the rise: UN report
Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday, in a worldwide drug report that shows rising deaths in the…
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The opioid epidemic you haven’t heard about
Ayao* is a tall and well-built 15-year-old, and like many his age, he is very particular about his appearance. He…
How many Nigerians are on prescription drugs?
After a BBC Africa Eye documentary exposed Nigeria’s codeine cough syrup crisis in April 2018, the government banned the import and production of the…
Belonging—why South Africans refuse to let Africa in
Any African who has ever tried to visit South Africa will know that the country is not an easy entry…
Looking back to move forward: The first Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algeria, 1969
Fifty years ago, this year from 21-31 July 1969 in the capital of Algeria, thousands of people gathered for a…
No, adolescents don’t account for half of new HIV infections in Kenya
Nearly half of new HIV infections in Kenya are among adolescents, a major drugmaker claimed during an international conference focused…