December 20, 2023
Sudan: In Sudan, Health Care Crisis Looms for Unborn, Newborn As Conflict Escalates
According to the British charity Save the Children, some 30,000 children will be born in war-torn Sudan over the next three months without access to proper medical care, such as… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Bedbugs Imported From Europe Infest Towns and Villages
Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state's capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages.… Read more »
November 30, 2023
South Africa: New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africa
There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that prevents development of HIV showing excellent results in trials. There are still some obstacles… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Libya: After the Flood - Thousands Still Missing Amid Mental Health Crisis
In some places the water came on like a pack of cars, speeding more than 120 kilometers an hour over the tops of 30-meter-high palm trees. Read more »
November 01, 2023
Sudan: Disease Outbreaks Rise As Health System Breaks Down
The World Health Organization warns that disease outbreaks, malnutrition and non-communicable diseases are rising in war-torn Sudan, with devastating consequences for millions of… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. Wheat farming is seen as a solution to… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Malawi: Nurses Demand Government Help Them Get Jobs
At a rally Friday in the southern city of Blantyre, unemployed nurses called for more jobs and gave Malawi's president 14 days to help them find new opportunities for work. Read more »
October 01, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan Faces Growing Health and Hunger Crisis
The World Health Organization warns that soaring rates of severe malnutrition, acute hunger, and deteriorating health conditions are threatening the lives and well-being of… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Libya: Libya Flood Aftermath Triggers New Concerns
Libyan authorities have split the city of Derna into four sections creating buffers amid growing concerns from the United Nations of disease spreading through the city, creating a… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Libya: Health Groups Warn Against Quick Mass Burials in Libya
Three international health organizations are warning against the rushed, mass burials of bodies in Libya following this week's catastrophic flooding. Read more »
September 13, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Extends Polio Vaccination to 15-Year-Olds
Malawi is extending the maximum age of children eligible for the polio vaccination from 5 to 15. Since the discovery last year of its first polio case 30 years after the country… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Kenya: Kenya the Focus of Campaign for 100% Hike in Bean Consumption
A campaign in Africa to make beans the answer to food insecurity in areas affected by climate change will begin next week, with a focus on Kenya. A coalition of proponents will… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Cameroon: Reports of Polio Outbreak After Largest Vaccination Programme Since 2020
Cameroon officials say a fifth case of polio was reported in the capital, Yaounde, this week, despite the launching of a new polio vaccination campaign in the central African… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Sudan: Conflict Fueling Humanitarian Emergency of Epic Proportions
Hunger, disease and displacement threaten to destroy Sudan as war spreads throughout the country, fueling "a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions," according to Martin… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Sudan: Acute Hunger in Conflict-Ridden Sudan Reaches Record Levels
U.N. agencies warn that hunger in conflict-ridden Sudan has reached record levels, with more than 20.3 million people across the country, over 42% of the population, facing acute… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Health Conditions Deteriorate As More People Flee
U.N. agencies warn health conditions are deteriorating in Sudan and neighboring countries as growing numbers of people flee escalating fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Botswana: Govt Seeks Pharmacists From Abroad After Nurses Halt Dispensing Medications
Botswana is aiming to recruit at least 1,000 pharmacists, some from abroad, after nurses said they would no longer dispense medications. Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Medical Students From War-Torn Sudan Find Hope in Rwanda
At least 160 medical students who fled their homes and abandoned their studies due to the war in Sudan have found hope and a second chance to complete their education in Rwanda. Read more »
August 07, 2023
Malawi: Govt Moves to Tackle Rising Cases of Suicide
Police records show that for the past five years suicide cases in Malawi have jumped from 128 in 2018 to 292 last year. Read more »
August 05, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Reopens National Blood Bank to Address Critical Shortage
Somalia reopened the National Blood Bank Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, in a significant move to address the shortage of blood supplies and save lives. Read more »
July 15, 2023
Sudan: UN - Sudan Health Care Near Collapse Due to Conflict
United Nations agencies said Friday that millions of Sudanese cannot obtain treatment for emergency and chronic health conditions because fighting has brought the country's fragile… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Vaccinates for Measles, but Says Hesitancy Persists
Officials in Cameroon say vaccine hesitancy is preventing them from inoculating millions of children for childhood diseases in the first major campaign since the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Reports 13 Dead in Measles Outbreak
Health organizations in Sudan's White Nile state said at least 13 children have died over the past week due to a suspected measles outbreak. An official with the Doctors Without… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Malawi: Albinism Community in Malawi Demands an End to Attacks
The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi, or APAM, is appealing for urgent intervention to stop continued attacks on people with albinism in the country. Read more »
July 03, 2023
Sudan: Suspected Measles Outbreak Hits Displacement Camp in Sudan
Doctors Without Borders said Sunday that there is a suspected outbreak of measles in an internal displacement camp in Sudan. Read more »