Women's organisations and Aids activists have spoken out against senator Morgan Femai's comments over women having to shave their heads and shun bathing in order to curb the spread ... Read more »

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has called on The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to use it's additional funding - U.S. $1.6 billion - ... Read more »

The music icon celebrated his birthday in style and proved that age is nothing but a number when he gave a splendid performance at the Harare International Festival of the Arts ... Read more »

In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica's Sue Valentine, the president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Unni Karunakara, warns that health care gains may be reversed if ... Read more »

As we celebrate International Labour Day, we should appreciate that one of the most serious challenges facing our continent is what many refer to as the brain drain. Read more »

THE Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has agreed to release U.S.$236 million for Zimbabwe's health sector to combat these diseases for the next three years. Read more »

Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of Africans every year and, for those who survive it, the disease compromises immunity to other diseases and lowers productivity. Yet it is both ... Read more »

Regional Experts are gathered in Luanda to analyse and prepare the agenda for the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of Ministers of Health, Mining and Employment. Read more »

A high court ruling has paved the way for those living with HIV/Aids to get access to affordable medication. Read more »

Juveniles who jailed for numerous crimes are lumped up with hard core criminals in cramped conditions while awaiting trial, sometimes for six months. Read more »