Health

A devastating collapse in health services has left Somalia battling explosive outbreaks of preventable diseases, with new data revealing infections have doubled since April and young children paying the heaviest price. Health clinics across Somalia are...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Thousands of UK doctors on Friday started a five-day strike after talks for a new pay increase with the Labour government failed. They picketed hospitals after negotiations with the government late Thursday failed,...

In a reversal, Republican senators have agreed to spare PEPFAR, the landmark U.S.-backed global HIV and AIDS initiative, from a proposed $400 million cut. The decision follows bipartisan pushback against slashing a program credited with saving...

The World Health Organization has declared Africa the enduring epicenter of the global HIV crisis, with 65 percent of the world’s 40.8 million people living with HIV residing in the region. The stark revelation came alongside...

The world’s first malaria treatment specifically designed for infants and very young children has been approved and is set for rollout in high-risk African countries within weeks. Until now, babies under 5 kilograms, or 11 pounds,...

The ECOWAS Parliament has declared a region-wide offensive against kush, a deadly synthetic drug ravaging West African communities, with Sierra Leone at the epicentre of the crisis. Kush, a potent psychoactive drug, has triggered spiking addiction...