Africa: Taking From the Poor, Giving to the Rich

Sub-Saharan Africa has 24 percent of the global disease burden but only three percent of the world's health workers, according to the World Health Organization. Dorothy Ngoma,… Read more »

Chad: Conflict Hinders Fight Against Aids

Although treatment for Aids patients in Chad has been expanding, health officials worry that there is a risk that the disease might spread faster than it once did because of… Read more »

Africa: Developed Countries Can Help Cut Mothers' Deaths

Countries in Africa have among the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Read more »

Africa: Continent Wrestles For Creative Health Solutions

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling with the world's greatest health problems today, with malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS the biggest challenges. Yet financial constraints, poor… Read more »

Africa: Bush Says 'ABC' Aids Policy Works

President George W. Bush has defended his administration's policies on preventing HIV/AIDS, saying it would be reviewed only if it was not working. Read more »

Ghana: Kufuor Welcomes Bush Assurances on Military

President John Kufuor of Ghana has welcomed an assurance by President George W. Bush that the United States does not intend building new military bases in Africa. Read more »

Africa: Working With Partners, President Has Impacted Disease and Conflict, Administration Official Says

United States President George W. Bush departed Friday on his second trip to Africa, accompanied by his wife Laura. The traveling party – including White House aides and… Read more »

Africa: Bush Visit to Focus on Health, Education

United States President George W. Bush was scheduled Friday to begin a five-nation African tour designed to highlight his legacy on the continent. Read more »

Tanzania: Working Together to Slash Malaria Deaths

Taking up where he left off yesterday, Kenyan blogger Bankelele reports from the opening of a bed net factory in Arusha – helped by the electricity supply brought in for… Read more »

Tanzania: Blogging the Opening of a Bed Net Factory

Sharing power with a coffee urn, Kenyan blogger Bankelele reports from Arusha on the opening of factory in Arusha which will have a significant effect on the health of many… Read more »

Africa: Bush Proposes More Funds for Aids Fight

United States President George W. Bush has asked Congress to vote an extra U.S. $30 billion for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) over the next five years. Read more »

Africa: Child Deaths Drop, But Continent Still Struggles

Although deaths among children are dropping worldwide, 38 of the 40 countries with the highest child mortality rates in the world are in Africa. Read more »

Kenya: A Doctor, Two Nurses and a Dispensary

The small Myaribo dispensary in the Rukanga community, lying about 30 kilometers from the city of Nyeri, has only four rooms. But here, where for so long there was nothing, these… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Plans to Chase Tobacco Firms Out

On the heels of massive law suits filed against tobacco companies British American Tobacco and Philip Morris, the Nigerian government has announced its intention to ban smoking in… Read more »

Africa: An Admiral Wages War on Malaria

Every day, 3,000 African mothers bury children killed by malaria. It is the leading cause of death for children under five in the continent and last year an estimated 1.2 million… Read more »

South Africa: Cabbages Beneath the Power Lines

It is hard to believe that just over 10 years ago the Siyazama garden, in the township of Khayelitsha, was no more than a sandy wasteland over which forbidding power lines loomed. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Goes Organic

The market for organic vegetables in Cape Town has increased massively over the last few years, locals in the industry agree. Read more »

Mali: A Navy Admiral Fights Malaria

In the latest entry in his blog about a massive health drive, Steven Phillips tells of us about the unlikely presence of a navy admiral in landlocked Mali. Read more »

Mali: U.S. Sports Stars Suit Up Against Malaria

Steven Phillips tells of the impact that American sports stars have on the campaign to make take life-saving health interventions to the children of Mali. Read more »

Mali: Mothers Form Long Lines For Children's Health

The latest instalment in the reflections of Dr. Steven Phillips, ExxonMobil's Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects, on the huge campaign to reach millions of children… Read more »

Mali: Bed Nets From Vietnam Protect People From Malaria

On the second day of a visit to Mali, Dr. Steven Phillips, ExxonMobil's Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects, tells of the logistics of a campaign to get bed nets, which… Read more »

Mali: Health Groups Rally to Improve Children's Health

Through this blog, Dr. Steven Phillips, ExxonMobil's Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects, will share his observations from the Republic of Mali, where he is part of the… Read more »

Liberia: New Study Spotlights Sexual Violence

Preliminary findings of a new study by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Columbia University may have given relief workers the evidence they say they need to focus… Read more »

Nigeria: A Chance Meeting, a Saved Life

Sara had a plan. After visiting the hospital, she would return to her two-room house, pull a small package out of her purse, tear it open, then swallow the rat poison it contained. Read more »

Africa: Despite New Figures, Aids Funding Doesn't Meet Needs - Stephen Lewis

Excerpt from a speech by Stephen Lewis, Co-Director, AIDS-Free World to the World Health Editors Network, Imperial College, London, UK Friday, November 23, 2007, 11:00 am. Read more »