Girls in an isolated Caribbean village of Salinas in the Dominican Republic become males and grow penises when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder.

World's Blind

The population of blind people around the world is expected to triple from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers said Thursday. The number of people with moderate to severe vision impairment will also almost triple, from about 217 million to 588 million over the same period.

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC0 Commandant, Nasarawa state Command, Lawan Bashir-Kano says the recently arrested fake doctor arrested for allegedly infecting a six-year-old boy with Human Immuno Virus (HIV) through transfusion of unscreened blood has tested positive to the virus.

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says it has developed sustainable plan for the funding of comprehensive care for more people living with HIV-AIDS.

Recent poll conducted by Nigerian Polling Organization in conjunction with Nigeria Health Watch indicate that over 88% of Nigerian doctors trained in the country are currently seeking employment opportunities abroad, a development that could adversely affect the nation's health sector in the long run.

There is widespread apprehension especially in the health sector over the proposed 6% budgetary cut in United States 2017/2018 budget meant for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Earlier this year, the Trump's administration had proposed a $242 million cut in funding of the Presidential Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR is a United States governmental initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease, primarily in Africa.