Make pandemic preparedness in Africa affordable: WHO
New regional strategy prepared by UN body on disease surveillance and response says investing in pandemic preparedness is an affordable public …
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
The declaration was made after case was registered in Goma city, which shares a border with Rwanda
Lack of access to sanitary products, privacy drives girls away from schools in Zambia
New report says girls prefer to stay home during menstruation for fear of staining their dresses, interacting with and being teased by boys, as …
World doesn't have enough oncologists to treat rising cancer patients in Africa
The continent currently has 3,913 cancer specialists but 50% more will be needed to treat more than 2 lakh new cancer cases
Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone
A crumbling health system deters women from going to hospitals, making the West African country home to the world's highest maternal death rate
Africa's non-communicable disease burden likely to worsen without political will
Africa has the resources and support to tackle non-communicable diseases; all it requires is political will to seize the opportunity
World Malaria Day: How Africa plans to fight the disease
Malawi becomes the first African nation to roll out landmark vaccine, Ghana and Kenya to join the league soon; Uganda adopts a new mass action …