Foundation makes case for safe spaces for Nigerian youth to discuss health challenges
To end sexually transmitted diseases in Nigeria, youth need safe spaces to discuss health challenges without being judged It is...
rVSV-ZEBOV: What you need to know about the Ebola vaccine being deployed in DR Congo
The Ebola vaccine was developed in Canada and is still experimental Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV) is an...
Ebola: Ring vaccination begins in DR Congo’s North Kivu
A total of 3,220 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine is available for adminstration The Ministry of Public Health of...
Uganda extends maternity leave to pregnant school girls
A new controversial policy aims to prevent pregnant girls in Uganda from becoming school dropouts To keep them in school,...
Ebola returns to DR Congo
About a week after ending an Ebola outbreak, another is declared in DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) and...
A new type of Ebola virus has emerged
While the world celebrated end of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, a new type of the virus emerged in Sierra...
77% of all adults living with HIV in Namibia are virally suppressed
In Namibia, 77% of all adults living with HIV are virally suppressed 77% of all adults living with HIV in...
Nigeria’s processing companies pledge support for food fortification
New effort to improve nutrition through food fortification has been launched in Nigeria CEOs from Nigeria's leading food processing companies...
Teenage girls bear brunt of a far-from-over HIV/AIDS epidemic – UNICEF
30 teenagers aged 15 to 19 were newly infected with HIV per hour in 2017. Of these, two-thirds were girls. This...
Zimbabwe is testing a national telemedicine project
The aim of the project is to improve the coverage of rural areas with quality health services. The Government of...
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