The UN and leading aid groups have taken the step of formally declaring that the Ebola outbreak needs a major scale-up from the humanitarian community. Read more »
Half of the world's population by virtue of being female will at some point in their reproductive life have periods. It's a natural and normal occurrence; the average woman ... Read more »
A campaign by the Ministry of Health which aims to immunise more than 800,000 people against cholera will be supported by the World Health Organization. Read more »
MSF has revealed that at least 58 people have been killed by measles in Borno State since January. Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a virus. The ... Read more »
With the Ebola epidemic now in its tenth month and the number of new cases increasing in recent weeks, the UN has announced new measures to strengthen its fight to end the ... Read more »
On May 24, 2019, Kenya may be the first East African country to decriminalize homosexuality if petitioners win a court challenge of the colonial-era law. Read more »
More than 500 people are gathering in Maputo this week to attend an international oceans conference hosted by the Mozambican government. The event aims to explore opportunities to ... Read more »
Algeria is the second African country after Mauritius to be officially recognized by the World Health Organisation as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country ... Read more »
Uganda has partnered with U.S. based company Abbott to deploy different diagnostic tools. Among them is the m-PIMA HIV-1/2 VL, a portable molecular point-of-care viral load ... Read more »
Opposition MP Jumanne Kishimba has said the country should consider legalising the growing and use of marijuana for medical purposes to generate millions of shillings. Farming ... Read more »
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