The UN say that the number of people receiving antiretroviral treatment in Africa had increased from less than one million to 7.1 million in the last seven years. Read more »

More than one million babies die the day they are born and the countries with the highest rates of these deaths are in Africa, according to Save the Children's annual report on the ... Read more »

Zimbabwe is struggling to deal with an increase in cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Cases of the disease nearly doubled in 2012 compared to 2011. Read more »

More than one Million condoms have been impounded by the country's Food and Drugs Authority after they were found to contain holes and burst easily. Read more »

Although the number of qualified health professionals has risen in recent years, many conditions go undiagnosed due to a shortage of specialists who lack training and funding ... Read more »

The country's lawmakers are seeking to have homosexuality and other "abominable practices" prohibited from the new constitution, which is currently being drafted. Read more »

Researchers from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa have developed a low-cost tool to test for HIV drug resistance. This could potentially lead to improved ... Read more »

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has described the launch of the new triple combination antiretrovirals as a revolution. Read more »

The Kano State Hisbah Board has postponed its plans to marry off 1,000 widows and divorcees in the third batch of its mass marriage programme. Read more »

Hard times have hit Zimbabweans and forced underprivileged children to earn a living as vendors in the capital, Harare. Read more »