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Apple seeds contain cyanide-producing amygdalin, but poisoning extremely unlikely

Apples are a staple fruit in South African stores, with different locally grown varieties exported to other countries.   But a Facebook post doing the

HIV: Why anti-stigma law should be domesticated across Nigeria-Experts

Experts working in the field of HIV have called for the domestication of the anti-stigma law across all states of the country.  The anti-stigma law is

‘How engaging private sector helps in TB prevention, treatment’

Dr Taofeekat Ali is the programme manager, tuberculosis, of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN). She also oversees the implementation of t

Scientists say Omicron spreading twice as quickly as Delta in South Africa

The omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading twice as quickly as the delta variant and may be three times as likely to reinfect those that have

Mastercard donates 3.3m doses of vaccines to FG 

The COVID-19 vaccines purchased by the Mastercard Foundation and the Africa CDC through the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative have arrived in Ni