Zambia has recorded a significant decline in maternal and newborn mortality rates, according to the 2024 demographic survey, marking a step ...

Irish missionary nun, Sr Mary Courtney of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, has been awarded the President's Insignia for Meritorious Achievement from President Hakainde Hichilema of ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has repeatedly touted the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) as one of his main political successes. At the ...

Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe says Namibia has not recorded any cholera cases in the past 10 years.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 51% of Nigerian households lack access to clean drinking water. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) further ranks Nigeria as the ...

The Global Governing Council of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network, has appointed a three-member Elections Committee for the Network.

Of the 6,425 deliveries conducted at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, 6,324 resulted in live births. However, 101 babies died during childbirth, according to official data released last week ...

In many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, access to safe, affordable, and timely surgical care remains a significant challenge. Yet, despite these challenges, the potential for ...

The withdrawal of USAID funding enacted by Donald Trump is having an immediate impact in poor countries – with reproductive health, HIV and TB treatment all being halted. Alicja Hagopian reports ...

In many rural areas of Africa, distance remains one of the greatest obstacles to healthcare access.At the recently concluded Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2025 in Kigali, ...