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At least 100,000 infants die from the sickle-cell genetic disorder in Nigeria every year, and the country still has the highest incidence of the...

The Republic of Congo’s government has launched a nationwide weeklong campaign of action aimed at tackling the country’s high rates of infant,...

While researchers and advocates at the International AIDS Conference this week urged donors and governments to rapidly scale up male circumcision...

Experience has shown that it is possible to run successful paediatric HIV programmes in rural African settings, yet less than 10 percent of patients...

The National Malaria Control Program last Sunday concluded a six –day intensive house to house indoor residual spraying campaign in the district of...

UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health of Guinea Bissau in fighting a cholera epidemic that has quickly spread across the country, and is...

A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza never previously registered in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in northern Nigeria but local...

At least 50 cholera cases have been recorded in Benin’s capital Cotonou since 24 July, according to local hospital officials. These cases have been...

The risk of an HIV-positive mother infecting her child through breastfeeding can be significantly reduced by antiretroviral treatment (ART), say...

A packaging error by a factory worker a year ago has led to a nationwide recall of two types of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs manufactured by Adcock...