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Ethiopia has a high number of injury-related deaths and disabilities among children.
New guidelines have been launched that make recommendations on the daily activities of babies and young children.
In Kenya nearly 120,000 women are treated in health facilities each year for complications arising from unsafe abortions
Knowing your HIV status is key to accessing life-saving treatment or evaluating the best prevention options.
HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
A liver transplant from an HIV-positive living donor to an HIV-negative recipient is possible, but there are still gaps in our knowledge.
Access to HIV testing is an important factor in reaching UN goals that 90% of people with HIV must know their status by 2020.
Ghana’s print media plays in shaping public opinion and disseminating knowledge about mental health disorders.
The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
The fight against malaria needs scientific innovation. But community buy-in is just as important.
Women in developing countries are burdened by the lack of access to proper toilets in their homes, communities, schools and public spaces.
There have been many advances made in the prevention and treatment of pneumonia, but providing for people’s basic needs can help reduce the disease burden.
Progress in malaria control has stalled. Research towards an effective vaccine is underway.
There’s been significant advances in mental health genetics research, but Africa has largely been excluded.
The increased demand for home-based diagnostic tests calls for stricter regulation.
The global target to eradicate polio is being missed because a number of countries are struggling to reach high vaccine coverage.
Introducing viral load testing at health facilities can help South Africa reach the United Nations target to end AIDS.
Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases call for a collaborative approach to surveillance.
Extensive decay and gum disease are overlooked and under-researched effects of crystal methamphetamine.
Insects are an excellent tool to fight hunger and malnutrition because they are abundant and nutritious.
Young men in Kenya are more at risk of contemplating suicide if they have friends and family who attempted or have gone through with it.
In Uganda stand-alone clinics for HIV treatment persist because of stigma and overcrowding.
Deworming needs to be accompanied by health awareness campaigns in order to reduce diseases from parasitic worms.
Doctors in South Africa performed a liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor to a HIV-negative recipient. Major ethical questions came into play.