A coalition of civil society organisations has particularly taken an issue with billboards erected in parts of Nairobi that portray abortion as murder and argue such blanket ... Read more »
Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia are feeling the effects of drought, with people and livestock dying, according to reports. Humanitarian organizations are warning ... Read more »
Some 360,000 children a year in three African countries are to receive a powerful anti-malaria drug as part of a pilot project to help reduce the incidence of the ... Read more »
Medical cannabis orders worth U.S.$160 million from at least 20,000 pharmacies in Canada and Germany have been confirmed. Read more »
East African Legislative Assembly member Mathias Kasamba has accused leaders of concentrating on physical infrastructure development instead of investing in agriculture. Kasamba's ... Read more »
Tobacco researcher Catherine Egbe, one of several top health experts who sat down to discuss the safety of vaping, has said that e-cigarettes are not the solution to nicotine ... Read more »
Militants have attacked another hospital in North Kivu Province on Saturday. This after gunmen in Butembo attacked a hospital and killed Dr Richard Mouzoko, an epidemiologist from ... Read more »
Approximately 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the country are examined at advanced stages 3 and 4 where treatment is less effective and outcomes are poor, a health ... Read more »
The government is set to roll out a malaria vaccine in children under the age of five from April 23, 2019. John Sande, an official at the National Malaria Control Programme, has ... Read more »
An assessment of the conditions for people who are displaced in the Gedeo region shows malnutrition rates above emergency levels for children under five, MSF has said. They also ... Read more »
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