A 'period emoji' on mobile devices could help break the taboo of menstruation, according to an international child rights group. Read more »
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have said that scientists are looking for "clues" about where the strain of Ebola behind the new outbreak originated and ... Read more »
Analysts say the health minister's strong Communist Party connections and African National Congress support ensure he's "too powerful politically" for President Jacob Zuma to fire. Read more »
"Even Syria or Yemen's brutal wars did not match the number of new people on the move in DRC last year," says Ulrika Blom, the Norwegian Refugee Council's country director in ... Read more »
Senior and junior nurses have been earning the same salaries, with some senior workers earning far less than juniors like sweepers, reports say. Read more »
An outbreak of typhoid in Lusaka's Kalingalinga has been blamed on government's failure to fix a water crisis in the area. Read more »
After a bruising end to an aggressive campaign, Africa's choice to lead the UN World Health Organization prevailed over Britain's candidate David Nabarro at the World Health ... Read more »
The new director-general of the World Health Organization will determine the future of the UN body that missed the 2014 Ebola epidemic till it raged out of control but which must ... Read more »
Women and girls cannot get contraception and have little access to healthcare if they face complications during pregnancy and childbirth, says Human Rights Watch in a new report. Read more »
The range of research being undertaken is remarkable in view of the size of Africa's overall contribution: from galaxies to viruses; agriculture to malaria; and drought to ... Read more »
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