A "silent emergency" claiming one million babies born prematurely each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children's health and survival, according Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale, reports Read more »
The African Union (AU) High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has urged artists across the continent to utilise their talents in champ Read more »
Ahead of this year's International Youth Day, AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Aya Chebbi, founder of t Read more »
The Nobel laureate and Pakistani female education activist Malala Yousafzai is in Nigeria, accompanied by UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed. Malala called Read more »
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Heal Read more »
A primary school in the Eastern Cape is struggling to put food on the plates of learners with the Department of Basic Education's (DBE) current budget allocation of just R3.05 per ... Read more »
The Nigerian government, in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, the World Health Organization and partners like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are ... Read more »
At least 573,000 children under five are at risk of suffering from malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns. Despite recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, acute food Read more »
Young people are less likely to be politically engaged than older citizens. The largest gaps are observed in the most fundamental form of voice and participation: voting. Youth are ... Read more »
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