Health Care

MOGADISHU– Somali forces, backed by international partners, killed 40 al-Shabab fighters, during an operation carried out in central Somalia, the government said, yesterday.The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said, a joint operation conduc...

ABUJA – At least 11 extremist militants were killed, in operations by the Nigerian government forces, in the country’s north-eastern region, in the past two weeks, a military spokesperson said, yesterday.Musa Danmadami, a spokesman for the military, sa...

This week FAO began a project to improve the food control system in the Seychelles. A 5-million-euro project funded by the European Union, "Strengthening of Capacities and Governance in Food and Phytosanitary Control”, will provide technical support an...

Somali forces killed about 40 al-Shabab fighters in the Middle Shabelle region, the government said Thursday, the latest clashes in a monthslong offensive that aims to weaken the grip of the Islamist militant group.Al-Shabab, an al-Qaida franchise that...

Cameroonian health workers and people with HIV marched for World AIDS Day on December 1, calling for access to treatment for patients in conflict areas.About half a million Cameroonians have HIV, and at least 1,000 live in troubled western regions and ...

The United Nations and partners on Thursday appealed for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance, testing the humanitarian response system "to its limits."The appeal represent...

In October, Zimbabwe became the first African country to approve the use of the injectable HIV prevention drug called cabotegravir.A 32-year-old Zimbabwean woman, who requested not to be identified, said she received an injection of the HIV prevention ...

A new, long-lasting drug could be a game-changer for preventing HIV infections, experts say.Advocates are hopeful that those who need it most in low- and middle-income countries will not have to wait for it as long as they have for previous HIV drugs. ...