Africa, World

Pneumonia and other lung infections are the number-one killers of children worldwide – deadlier than AIDS, malaria and measles combined, but in...

Fifty-three million children under five are expected to be reached across eight West African countries in a coordinated polio immunization campaign...

Kadiatou Samura proudly showed her pristine new toilet to her Member of Parliament, the leader of her chiefdom and the head of the UN Children’s...

More than half Zanzibar’s mothers deliver their children at home without access to medical help at health facilities, an official said. "Fewer than...

Sheriff Jeng, a 6-year old boy from Kerr Pateh Kala in Lower Niumi District North Bank Region, is in dire need of assistance to undergo surgery. ...

Diabetes is the most common disorder of the endocrine system, which affects a large percentage of our population. Diabetes is the result of...

O`Neil, D. (1977), examined the costs and benefits of implementing Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The Act prohibits discrimination...

Health specialists are increasingly optimistic that growing acceptance of the polio vaccine in northern Nigeria offers hope that an upcoming...

The high cost of anti-malarial drugs – up to US$10 per course - has made treatment prohibitive for most poor people in Tanzania, the health minister...

In a bid to further strengthen and improve food safety and hygiene in The Gambia, the Health and Education Unit, in collaboration with the Food...