Health
Africa's largest polio vaccination drive since 2020 targets 21 million children
Exercise comes in response to 14 detections in Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic
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Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track
African Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week (24–30 April) theme is “The Big Catch-Up”, to reach kids who missed vaccinations, and to restore and strengthen routine immunization programmes
Health
Horn of Africa: Climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge
Seven countries in the region recorded 39 reported outbreaks, flooding and other acute public health events between 1 January and 30 October 2022
Health
Africa’s fight against TB: the gains and the challenges
What is hindering Africa’s efforts to eradicate tuberculosis?
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Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%
Around 62 million doses were administered across the continent in February up from 54 million in January.
Health
Fighting HIV and AIDS in times of COVID-19
— Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director
Health
How I set up Liberia’s first school for autistic children
Community activist debunks cultural myths about autism
Health
Bringing hope to children with autism
Increased awareness and sharing of experiences help families to cope
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Toll mounts in global AIDS pandemic
Lacking drugs, doctors and solidarity, Africa counts its dead
Financing For Development
Billions now required to save depleted healthcare systems
Ebola’s most affected countries lobby for funding for hospital infrastructure
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In Sahel, battle against child malnutrition continues
Malnutrition among children under age five in the Sahel is expected to rise again this year
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Africa Wired
Simple invention brokers peace between humans and wildlife
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Counterfeit drugs raise Africa’s temperature
Profits too high, penalties too low to stop crime
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Reconstructive surgery brings hope to survivors of genital cutting
New advances can give women more normal lives
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New HIV infections are falling dramatically in Africa
People with the disease are also living longer and better
Improving health
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia counter a deadly link
Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth
Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge
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AIDS breakthrough threatened by budget woes
New discovery brings hope, but will the funds be there?
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
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Millennium Development Goals: time to step up
Some progress in Africa, but more is needed, argues UN Secretary-General
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A ‘crisis in waiting’ for AIDS patients
Trade rules will make it harder to get cheap generic medicines
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At last, signs of progress on AIDS
Policy shift in South Africa, as new infections decline across the continent
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To save the lives of mothers, infants
Commitment, money and innovation can reduce high mortality rates
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Better health at the click of a button
Information technology helps Rwandan clinics reach out
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Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
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Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia fight a ‘deadly link’
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AIDS deaths are declining, reports UN
But new data show that epidemic remains huge in Africa
Cover Story
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Many are too poor to survive childbirth
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Empowering women to fight AIDS
Women’s leadership is key, argues UN envoy for AIDS in Africa
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Africa a priority for new UN head
Ban Ki-moon sets African issues high on the global agenda
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Improving reintegration of former combatants
African experiences help UN ‘refine’ disarmament efforts
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African gays and lesbians combat bias
An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance
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Pledging peace at Great Lakes summit
In a region emerging from war, cooperation remains a challenge
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Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need
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Millions of activists for a day
Stand Up campaign seeks to garner public support to fight poverty
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African AIDS battle at a crossroads
Progress in a few countries, but huge effort remains
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New global anti-AIDS campaign kicks off
Towards prevention, care and treatment for all by 2010
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Rwandan women: AIDS therapy beyond drugs
Food and hope are also essential to survival
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Progress in Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDS battle
Prevention campaigns show results
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‘Children just do not have to die’
Simple, cheap interventions can reduce African mortality rates
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Traditional healers boost primary health care
Reaching patients missed by modern medicine
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Giant step for Kenya’s schools
Progress for both boys and girls towards Millennium education goal
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Global AIDS treatment drive takes off
Rapid increase in number of people receiving ARV medicines
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