Health
Uganda: Country Grapples With Paediatric Vaccine Shortages
Kampala — Ugandan children are going unimmunized as the country grapples with persistent and widespread vaccine shortages, the result of insufficient funds and inefficient procurement ...
Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign to Start
El-Geneina — The Federal Health Minister, Bahr Abu Garda, announced the start of the vaccination campaign against the yellow fever epidemic in Darfur on Tuesday ... Full story
98 Die and 458 Infected With Rare Sickness
Central Darfur — According to news reports 98 citizens have died and another 458 have been infected as a result of an unknown fever over ... Full story
Government's Starvation Warfare Against Its Own People
South Kordofan — Food security conditions in South Kordofan, Sudan are dramatically declining, and malnutrition among children in the rebel-held areas of the conflict-torn state ... Full story
Will Circumcision Alter Behavior or Reinforce Machismo?
A mood of sober curiosity as dozens of men - young and old-waited for their turn on the surgical table in order to have their ... Full story
Sitting for Long Periods Could Cause Health Problems
Sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, researchers suggest. The scientists from Leicester and Loughborough Universities say harm is done ... Full story
Combating Child Malnutrition in Madagascar
Antananarivo — About half of Madagascar's children under the age of five are stunted - the irreversible effect of undernourishment during the first 1,000 days ... Full story
$195M Shortfall in Funding Hampers Nigeria's Fight Against Polio Eradication
FRESH facts have emerged that Nigeria's polio eradication drive is being confronted by a $195.83 million shortfall in funds to meet up operational costs and ... Full story
Misery of 'Prayer Camps' for Mentally Disabled
Accra — Doris Appiah, 57, has bipolar disorder. In her early twenties, she was sent to an overcrowded psychiatric hospital followed by a "prayer camp" ... Full story
Will Circumcision Change Behavior or Reinforce Machismo?
A mood of sober curiosity as dozens of men - young and old-waited for their turn on the surgical table in order to have their ... Full story
MSF May Suspend Services in S. Sudan's Pibor Over Escalating Violence
Nairobi — Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says some 160,000 people in the South Sudanese county of Pibor, in Jonglei State, could be left ... Full story
Malawi Must Improve Survival Rates Among Newborns
Blantyre — Malawi's progress on child survival - as highlighted by the United Nations children's fund, Unicef - obscures a failure to cut deaths among ... Full story
'Tragic and Catastrophic' Medical Services in Darfur Region
El-Fasher — The Minister of Health from the Darfur Regional Authority, Osman Al-Bushra, told Radio Dabanga that health and medical services in all five states ... Full story
Cure Molecule Discovered for 'Malaria in Mice'
Cape Town — Researchers say they have identified a possible single-dose malaria cure molecule, with the potential to cure millions of people and, it is ... Full story
Gavi Partners Help Protect 50 Million Children From Seasonal Meningitis
Geneva — Major step in campaign to eliminate meningitis in 26 countries. Efforts to eliminate meningitis in 26 at-risk countries will take a major step forward ... Full story
Battling to Restrain Cholera, Hepatitis E Outbreaks
Isiolo — An outbreak of cholera along the Kenya-Somalia border has left dozens dead and many more sick, according to local residents, aid workers and ... Full story
Tracking Killers and Healers Around Africa
Over the past several weeks, AllAfrica's crack investigative team has documented scientists acting strangely. At summits, symposia and scholarly consultations – and in exclusive interviews ... Full story
South Africa Prepares for HIV Vaccine Trial
A vaccine candidate which showed that it can protect against HIV infection by up to 31% when tested in Thailand three years ago will be ... Full story
Global Child Mortality Rate Falls
The number of children dying before the age of five has fallen significantly over the past 20 years, the UN children's agency Unicef has said. Some ... Full story
Cape Town Scientists Make Malaria Breakthrough
A compound that has the potential to cure malaria in a single dose has been discovered by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT). The ... Full story
Women's Health
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- Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ways to Improve Bone Health
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President Barack Obama Skips Nigeria's Visit
United States President Barack Obama will not be visiting Nigeria as recently speculated in the media. Obama and his wife Michelle will only visit Senegal, ...
Nelson Mandela’s daughters Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela to sue him over rights to property
NELSON Mandela’s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, it has been reported. According to the Star on ... Full story
Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl acquitted of all charges
Carl Pistorius was acquitted of all charges, including culpable homicide and negligent driving, in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Pistorius was involved in an accident ...
Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, Flees After King Mswati III Of Swaziland Tries To Make Her His 14th Virgin Bride
A young woman is seeking asylum in Britain after she spurned the advances of the polyamorous King Mswati III of Swaziland and refused to join ... Full story
Dead Man Wakes Up During His Own Funeral In Zimbabwe
A dead man recently woke up during his own funeral in Zimbabwe. Brighton Dama Zanthe had been feeling extremely unwell when he reportedly died at his ... Full story
More Than 20 Teenagers Dead From Circumcision Ritual In South Africa
Police in South Africa has confirmed on Thursday that over 20 boys have died over the past week during circumcision rituals blaming botched circumcisions as ... Full story
40-year old Gokwe woman gives birth to her 15th child, promises more
A 40-year old Gokwe woman recently gave birth to her 15th child, and said she would continue giving birth until she outdoes the senior wife ... Full story
New voter registration requirements released
by Mafu Sithabile 2013 May 21 20:27:16 | 228 Views The MDC-T said it applauds the new voter registration requirements and would like to encourage all eligible ...
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Oklahoma tornado 2013: 7 children found drowned in Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore
Two entire schools flattened in Moore, Oklahoma after 200 mph winds pulverized a 30-square-mile stretch yesterdayOfficials originally said there were as many as 91 people ...
Trainee accountant's Twitter boast about 'knocking cyclist off his bike' sparks police probe
Twitter user EmmaWay20 bragged about collision with cyclist in Norwich'I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax!' the post addedToby Hockley, 29, ...
Nigeria to free 'terror' women
21 May 2013 Last updated at 18:03 GMT ...
Eddie Braben dies: Morecambe and Wise scriptwriter dead at 82
Eddie Braben started off in the industry by selling the odd joke to comedians He later worked with Ken Dodd, Ronnie Corbett and Morecambe and ...
Oklahoma tornado 2013: Moore family of four die, including their baby
Family's death is one of many tragic stories to emerge from devastation of Oklahoma tornado24 have been confirmed dead, including seven children at Plaza Towers ...
Poor hedgehog inflates to TWICE its normal size after getting air trapped under skin while suffering from rare condition
Poorly hedgehog found swollen and unable to move by member of the publicVets spotted a trapped air pocket underneath its skin on X-rays 'Balloon syndrome' ...
George Michael 'was lucky he didn't die' says driver who nearly ran singer over on the M1
Katherine Fox, 23, skidded to a halt as singer tumbled onto carriagewayStar's Adidas tracksuit was ripped and trainers and sunglasses torn offShe said: 'There was ...
G4S boss Nick Buckles quits after overseeing Olympic security 'humiliating shambles'
Shares rise as chief executive resigns from £1.2million jobArmy was called in after G4S failed to recruit guards for London 2012Company due to provide security ...
Final picture of Pistorius and the girlfriend he shot dead shows smiling Reeva days before her death and the pet monkey 'they both adored'
Four days later, Reeva would be dead and Pistorius accused of her murderFriend Christo Menelaou said: 'He was tickling her. They were best friends'Says the ...
'If my son was a dog, I'd have him put down': Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says that unlike pet owners she has no choice but to put up with his violence
Jenny Young has 4 children and all suffer with the behavioural disorder Youngest son Ryan, 10, suffers with ADHD and severe learning disabilitiesThe full-time mother ...
