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In Maasai communities women have no autonomy to make decisions about their nutrition and that of their children.
The bill to provide universal health care in South Africa is not the silver bullet for the challenges in the health sector.
Cuban doctors have specific expertise in dealing with diseases like malaria which remains a major problem in Kenya.
Teenagers with HIV in childcare facilities have to deal with the challenges of adolescence
while living with the disease.
South Africa has made significant progress with some of the sustainable development goal targets. But with others its lagging far behind.
Many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health.
In countries where health systems are limited, collaboration between traditional healers and health professionals may help fill the gaps.
Teams administering the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in a race against time to find and help people exposed.
Tanzania would like more than 80%of births to be overseen by skilled health care providers
Each year an estimated 100 000 women have complications during childbirth which leave them with obstetric vaginal fistula.
As rain continues to fall in Kenya, national and county governments must put measures in place to prevent a Rift Valley fever outbreak.
South Africa’s proposed new tobacco laws will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in the country.
Treatment for drug-resistant TB remains problematic as the painful daily injectable patients receive for at least six months leaves more than 60% deaf.
South Africa must ensure that healthcare workers understand the importance of nutrition and that they transfer the correct messages to caregivers.
The medicinal plants that chimpanzees feed on in the wild could hold the key in dealing with common diseases.
In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa men who have sex with men encounter stigma and prejudice when accessing health services.
The response to the latest ebola outbreak in the DRC has been rapid, well coordinated and well resourced.
The DRC has developed good systems to diagnose Ebola. But it’s surveillance systems are still weak.
Considerable effort has gone into improving laboratory services in many African countries. But the quality of tests is questionable.
People living close to mine dumps are more inclined to show symptoms of asthma.
Family physicians have started to play a key role in the district health system in South Africa.
Malaria elimination in Malawi is lagging because research isn’t being used properly.
A novel mosquito repellent has been found to have a longer lifespan than those commercially available.
Baringo county and other areas on the western side of Kenya are struggling to reduce their seasonal malaria caseloads.