Early and forced marriages are common in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, where the incidence of early pregnancy and under-age marriage is estimated at about 70 percent, says the ... Read more »
Burkina Faso has become the first country to begin a nationwide campaign to introduce a new vaccine that promises to rid the entire region of the primary cause of epidemic ... Read more »
The Zimbabwean government should urgently investigate the deaths of newborn babies at a settlement it created to re-house people made homeless by its mass forced eviction program ... Read more »
The Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a one-week health campaign aimed at improving the health of mothers and children and intends to distribute several types of vaccines to 5.8 ... Read more »
Leaders are discussing ways in which mobile technology can increase the access, efficiency and effectiveness of health systems the world over. Read more »
A rise in armed incursions is restricting people's movements, reducing their ability to farm and increasing food security concerns in the southeast of the country, says an aid ... Read more »
The Western Cape has convened an emergency summit to address the increase in the number of abandoned babies in the province. Almost 500 babies were abandoned in the year ending ... Read more »
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today deplored the rapid rise in the recruitment of children by armed groups in Somalia, as well as an emerging trend of ... Read more »
Zimbabwe's prisons cannot adequately cater for juvenile and female inmates with children and there is a need to build more friendly structures for them. Read more »
Residents have been fleeing the city of Aba, the trading center of southern Abia state, following the kidnapping of 15 school children on Monday. Authorities were attempting to ... Read more »
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