Nigeria warns of nation-wide cholera threat
 Thu 26 Aug, 2010.
Health authorities in Nigeria are warning that the entire country is threatened by a cholera outbreak. Read more...
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Swazi anger at prince's HIV exaggeration claim
 Mon 23 Aug, 2010.
Aids activists in Swaziland have criticised a top adviser to King Mswati III for saying the country's HIV epidemic is being exaggerated for the benefit of pharmaceutical firms. Read more...
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US scientists' trial brings them 'closer to Ebola drug'
 Mon 23 Aug, 2010.
A drug to treat the Ebola virus is reported to be one step closer after US scientists were given permission to conduct human trials. Read more...
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US judge drops piracy charges against six Somali men
 Wed 18 Aug, 2010.
A US federal judge in Virginia has thrown out piracy charges against six Somalis accused of attacking a US Navy ship last spring off the coast of Africa. Read more...
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Early HIV treatment will save lives and money, WHO says
 Tue 20 Jul, 2010.
HIV-related deaths could be reduced by 20% over the next five years if treatment begins earlier, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says in fresh guidance. Read more...
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Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half
 Tue 20 Jul, 2010.
A vaginal gel has significantly cut the rate of women contracting HIV from infected partners in an experiment in South Africa, researchers said. Read more...
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Egypt introduces Alexandria smoking ban
 Thu 10 Jun, 2010.
Egypt, the biggest Arab consumer of cigarettes, is beginning an attempt to ban smoking in public places. Read more...
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Namibia HIV women sue over forced sterilisation
 Wed 02 Jun, 2010.
Three women in Namibia are suing the state for allegedly being sterilised without their informed consent after being diagnosed as HIV positive. Read more...
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HIV risk for men during pregnancy
 Mon 24 May, 2010.
Men have double the risk of catching HIV if their partner is pregnant, say researchers. Read more...
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Smallpox demise linked to spread of HIV infection
 Wed 19 May, 2010.
The worldwide eradication of smallpox may, inadvertently, have helped spread HIV infection, scientists believe. Read more...
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WEST AFRICA: Funding shortfall threatens measles campaign
 Tue 27 Apr, 2010.
DAKAR, 26 April 2010 (IRIN) - Sixteen countries in West and Central Africa are short of around US$16 million to reach the $39 million needed to run measles prevention campaigns in all of them this year, say the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Read more...
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Sierra Leone starts free care for mothers and children
 Tue 27 Apr, 2010.
Sierra Leone has launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years old. Read more...
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Illegal banana gin 'kills 80' in Uganda
.jpg) Mon 26 Apr, 2010.
Some 80 people have died in Uganda after drinking illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol, a health official says. Read more...
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ZIMBABWE: Men take a hands-on approach to pregnancy
 Wed 31 Mar, 2010.
Men in rural Zimbabwe are taking a hands-on approach to pregnancy – and to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. Read more...
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Sierra Leone doctors and nurses get massive pay rise
 Mon 29 Mar, 2010.
Health workers in Sierra Leone say they will end their 10-day strike, after the president agreed in a late-night deal to increase their pay six-fold. Read more...
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GLOBAL: When is water safe?
 Mon 22 Mar, 2010.
Diarrhoea- inducing waterborne microbes often go undetected in parts of the world with the highest rate of under-five deaths from gastrointestinal infection. Read more...
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