Is well-known Nigerian doctor correct about malnutrition in women and children?
Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, medical doctor and first lady of Lagos, wants the state to be healthier. But do her claims about the extent of poor nu...
Top official gets it wrong: Kenya nowhere near seventh in world for Covid-19 vaccination
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
No, 60% of women in Nigeria don’t give birth at traditional attendants’ facilities
To encourage more acceptance of alternative approaches to health, an expert claimed that in Nigeria, six in 10 women delivered their babies
Catholic doctors in Kenya pushed startling claims about Covid-19. Here’s why they’re wrong
A long-winded statement from the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association raised eyebrows – and sparked concerns about fuelling vaccine hesitancy....
Fact-checking 5 claims about Nigeria’s ‘second cervical cancer wave’
Africa’s most populous nation is experiencing an increase in cervical cancer cases because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a prominent oncolo...
ANC Youth League promotes debunked steam and pH ‘cures’ for Covid-19
The African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane, South Africa, came under fire for sharing false Covid-19 remedies. We checked.