Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has introduced its first national mental health policy, setting out a five-year plan to expand access to care, strengthen services and tackle the stigma surrounding mental health conditions.…
Christa Pike is critically ill in a Nashville hospital after surviving two attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers said,…
Assanti Abdi, a long-time patient at the Central Mother and Child Health centre, fears funding cuts could shut down the facility. Photo:…
Nairobi (AX) — Somalia’s deepening hunger and climate emergencies are pushing mothers, pregnant women and young children into ever greater danger, CARE…
More than 1,900 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, with an estimated 60% to 70% of deaths…
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by STEPHEN ASTARIKOFriday July 31, 2026 Garissa residents attend a free medical camp sponsored by the M-PESA Foundation. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO More than…
In sub-Saharan Africa, the fight against HIV is being undermined by laws that make homosexuality a crime, pushing gay and bisexual men,…
Gautam MalkaniMonday June 22, 2026 In Mogadishu, far from the scrutiny that often follows major wars, a US military special operations control…
Despite dramatic leaps in medical science, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is still one of the world’s most prevalent birth defects—and it continues…
Tuesday April 7, 2026 Patients receive medical care at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 9, 2025.…
