22nd July 2021- Heavy Drinking is Increasing in Africa Men Drink More Than Women Public Awareness of the Impacts of Alcohol on Cancer Diagnosis Needs to be Highlighted Heavy Drinking is Increasing in Africa. A recent study found that alcohol was the cause of over 740,000 cancer cases globally in 2020. The majority of cases were in men, at 568,700, while only 172,600 cases were found in women. The most common cancers caused by alcohol consumption are cancer in the esophagus, l

Accra, Ghana - KASI insight, an award-winning research and advisory firm that provides reliable data and actionable insights from Africa, today announced the launch of the FiT Score (Nigeria), Africa's first health and wellness index. According to the World Health Organization, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will kill more than 40 million people per year by 2020 with an increasing proportion of the deaths in Africa. NCDs are the result of a combination of genetic, physiologi

Accra, Ghana - KASI insight, an award-winning research and advisory firm that provides reliable data and actionable insights from Africa, today announced the launch of the FiT Score (Nigeria), Africa's first health and wellness index. According to the World Health Organization, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will kill more than 40 million people per year by 2020 with an increasing proportion of the deaths in Africa. NCDs are the result of a combination of genetic, physiologi