Opposition politician Tendai Biti had approached the High Court requesting temporary release of his passport to enable him to travel to South Africa for therapy. Biti is accused of ... Read more »

Heads of the world's leading health and development organizations have signed a landmark commitment to find new ways of working together on global health goals. Coordinated by the ... Read more »

Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic gel that has been proven to reduce the incidence of neonatal mortality by about 23% when used in and around the umbilical cord of a newborn, writes ... Read more »

How much would you expect to pay for the most basic plate of food? The kind of thing you might whip up at home - nothing fancy, just enough to fill you up and meet a third of ... Read more »

Health leaders are meeting to address the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has claimed about 130 lives. The WHO has assessed the national and regional risk ... Read more »

The evidence for handwashing is well-known - it can dramatically reduce the risk of diarrhoea and pneumonia, and thwarts the spread of diseases like Ebola. Access to clean water, ... Read more »

The drug shortages in Zimbabwe have not only exposed the collapsing health delivery system but put millions of people at risk, especially the majority, who cannot afford private ... Read more »

The Government says due to several attacks on health workers during the latest outbreak, it will deploy security forces to protect teams transporting the bodies of victims for ... Read more »

In an effort to encourage good adherence and viral load suppression scientists have started developing a drug that dissolves in porridge and other liquids which will be suitable ... Read more »

Hundreds of people with real or perceived mental health conditions remain chained in prayer camps in Ghana, one year after the government pledged to enforce a ban on shackling - ... Read more »