The Mozambican parliament has voted unanimously to criminalise child marriage, a bill that will impose hefty penalties on those found guilty of engaging in or promoting the ... Read more »
This latest spread stems from a pastor who rode a bus from the northeast to Goma. Authorities have identified the two buses he took before arriving in Goma; these people will need ... Read more »
Medicins Sans Frontiers is calling on governments, ministries of health, partners and international organizations to step up efforts toward reducing HIV/Aids deaths, following the ... Read more »
About 1.7 million people worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2018, a 16% decline since 2010, a new report by UNAIDS says. The report was launched at a community event in ... Read more »
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported its first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, which has a population of about 1 million people. The presence of the virus has ... Read more »
Over the past 15 months, Desalegn, his wife, and their five children have lived in a dozen different places. After their own home in western Guji, in Ethiopia's Oromia region, was ... Read more »
A shortage of an oral polio vaccine and two other vital boosters has entered its second month, putting thousands of newborns at risk. This comes as the government prepares for a ... Read more »
According to a 2015 report by the United Nations, Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. The HelpMum organisation gives gives pregnant women in ... Read more »
Mining activities have disrupted local ways of life for rural communities. For some, homes have been destroyed. In others, violence has erupted within communities leading to the ... Read more »
The award-winning Pelebox, created by engineer Neo Hutiri, has been hailed as a lifesaver for many, who use often-crowded South African hospitals and clinics. The medicine ... Read more »
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