Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation
allAfrica
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared… Read more »
Severe Lack of Water Causing Serious Health Risks for Children in Chad
MSF
People displaced from Sudan sheltering in camps in eastern Chad are living in dire conditions, desperately short of clean water and decent sanitation. Médecins Sans… Read more »
UNFPA Adds Voice to Call to End Aids and New HIV Infections At One of the Largest International Conferences [press release]
UNFPA
The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA) opened with a resounding call from key development partners - including UNFPA, the United… Read more »
Integrating HIV and NCD Care Is Critical but Not Straightforward, Clinicians Say
spotlight
With the remarkable success of antiretroviral treatment people living with HIV in South Africa are generally living much longer than they did two decades ago - so much so that… Read more »
Four People Have Died of Cholera in Missenyi District
Daily News
KAGERA: KAGERA Regional Commissioner (RC), Ms Fatma Mwassa has said that the Cholera has been confirmed to have hit Missenyi District in the region with four deaths confirmed so… Read more »
Health Conference Ends with a Message of Hope and Action for Health of Africa's People
allAfrica
The third Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) concluded, with a resounding call for Africa to embrace "the future of health" through collaboration, innovation, and a… Read more »
The U=U Advocacy Campaign - Ending Aids As a Public Health Threat [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria ranks among the top three countries in the world with the highest burden of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), with over two million people living with HIV (PLHIV). To… Read more »
Anambra Govt Trains Health Workers to Prevent Diphtheria Outbreak
Premium Times
There has been a surge in diphtheria infection in Nigeria. Read more »
Invest More in Mental Health Services [press release]
HRW
New Video Shows People Living Rich Lives with Community Support Read more »
East Africa Sees Decline in Adult HIV Prevalence
Daily News
HIV prevalence has been reducing during the past two decades in the East African region thanks to strong shared responsibility between the region's governments, civil society,… Read more »
Buganda Launches Blood Donation Drive in Buwekula
Nile Post
The Buganda Kingdom, through the Kabaka Foundation, has launched a crucial blood donation campaign in Buwekula County, marking the 15th county out of 18 in the kingdom. Read more »
Organization Calls On Stakeholders for Equine Safety
Ethiopian Herald
ADDIS ABABA - BROOKE ACTTION for WORKING HORSES and DONKEYS stated that concerted efforts and policy-based measures need to be taken to curb illegal donkey's skin trade (DST.) Read more »
Addis Drafts Vehicle Emission Control Regulation #AfricaClimateHope
Ethiopian Herald
- Installs air quality monitor over 10 places Read more »
Africa's Vaccine Production Push Reshapes Global Health Landscape
allAfrica
The novel coronavirus pandemic laid bare the stark disparities in global access to essential medicines. The world's most vulnerable populations were often left behind in the… Read more »
Global Partners Pledge U.S.$ 777 Million to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases [press release]
WHO
In a historic effort to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and improve the lives of 1.6 billion people globally, partners pledged a ground-breaking US$ 777 million at the… Read more »
