HOUSTON, TEXAS — An internship at a hospital in Malawi was an eye-opening experience for Sonia Sosa. WATCH: New Technology Aims to Prevent Newborn Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa “Sometimes, there are tons of babies, and…
LOS ANGELES — Madonna on Monday launched a $60,000 fundraiser to support her work with children in Malawi and had already raised more than $10,000 in the first 24 hours. The “Rebel Heart” singer, who…
The Lagos State Government has promised to intensify efforts at strengthening the health institutions and enforce relevant laws to enhance the full emancipation of women and girls in the state. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat…
SOKOTO/JOS/KADUNA, NIGERIA — Every morning, Asma’u Muhammadu removes the wet sheets from her bed and sets them out to dry. She opens the door to let in the fresh breezes that will air out the…
KINSHASA — Two dying Ebola patients were spirited out of a Congo hospital by their relatives on motorcycles, then taken to a prayer meeting with 50 other people, potentially exposing them all to the deadly…
Mrs. Maryam Uwais, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Protection Plan, says addressing child marriage will reduce the high burden of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, (VVF) in Nigeria. Uwais, who is also a…
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi is battling a cholera outbreak that began at the start of the rainy season in November. The disease has killed four people, and more than 150 others are hospitalized. The disease…
JUBA — President Salva Kiir opened South Sudan’s first-ever kidney hospital Thursday in Juba, calling it a breakthrough for the country’s medical care. The facility — a welcome positive sign in conflict-torn South Sudan —…
Palm wine has many health benefits. Unfermented palm wine has been linked with improved vision, energy, increase sperm in men and breast milk production in women. Palm wine is the sap of palm tree (family…
Bitter kola is a type of nut mostly found in several parts of Nigeria and West-Central Africa as a whole and the tree grows in the (tropical) rain forests. Its biological name is “Garcinia kola”…