Seventy seven percent of children 12–23 months in Nigeria did not receive all routine immunisation – survey findings
A major survey finding from 2016 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey/National Immunisation Survey Coverage (MICS/NICS) reveals…
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Child anti-malaria drug programmes in Senegal a ‘Blueprint’ for Africa
Researchers say that giving antimalarial drugs to older children can significantly reduce overall transmission of…
Major HIV vaccine trial in South Africa stokes hope
After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago…
Improving efficiency of health facilities could extend ART to many people living with HIV
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) to hundreds…
African life expectancy rising: governments must be doing something right
Efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and prolong lives with antiretroviral drugs have played a part…
Ghana joins USAID to push universal healthcare in Africa
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ghana Ministry of…
Gates Foundation pays for contraceptive delivery by drone to African women
Drones are delivering contraceptives to hard-to-reach Ghanaian villages in a programme jointly funded by the…