Southern-Africa
UN Warns U.S. HIV Funding Cut in South Africa Could Cost Lives
South Africa’s hard-won gains against HIV could be thrown into reverse if the United States follows through on withdrawing support,…
Health and medicine
Central-Africa
Ebola outbreak leaves more than 130 children orphaned in eastern DR Congo
As Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo climb past 1,000, UNICEF reports a devastating toll on families:…
Central-Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo Launches Free Healthcare in Ebola-Affected Region
As Ebola cases in the northeastern province of Ituri climb past 1,000, the government has rolled out free healthcare for…
Central-Africa
Some People Question Whether the Ebola Virus Is Real
In conflict-battered eastern DR Congo, deep distrust of outside authorities—rooted in scepticism, doubt, and fear—is undermining the response effort and…
Central-Africa
DR Congo displacement camps struggle to prevent Ebola
On the outskirts of Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Kigonze camp…
East-Africa
Uganda, DR Congo Plan Cross-Border Medical Camps Against Ebola
In a bid to fortify the frontline against Ebola, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) will…
East-Africa
U.S. Health Aid to African Nations Linked to Controversial Conditions
The United States is providing critical health assistance, albeit with a significant caveat: broad access to surveillance data and rights…
Central-Africa
Scientists Detail Development of Three New Ebola Vaccines
With Ebola still flaring in the Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline medics are straining to contain the disease while research…
Southern-Africa
Where to Get the Long-Acting HIV Prevention Shot in South Africa
South Africa has begun rolling out a new line of defense against HIV: a six-monthly preventive injection that is now…
Central-Africa
WHO says DR Congo Ebola outbreak is improving, but challenges remain
After a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the country’s Ebola…
Southern-Africa
Heart Care Inequality Leaves Vulnerable Children at Greater Health Risk
Despite dramatic leaps in medical science, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is still one of the world’s most prevalent birth defects—and…
