Health Care

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. ...

Address by Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla, delivered on behalf of the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council, at the World AIDS Day commemoration, Dr Rantlai Petrus Molemela Stadium, BloemfonteinCo-Programme Directors, Our host, Premier...

Malawi and the World Health Organization are rolling out a new malaria vaccine for young children that backers say will reduce deaths from the mosquito-borne disease.The RTSS vaccine was pilot tested on more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya an...

On 1 December, World AIDS Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities that are holding back progress in attaining the global goal to end AIDS by 2030.WHO is jo...

The EU will invest an additional €125 million to strengthen health systems, in particular to help extend universal health coverage, through a partnership program with the World Health Organisation (WHO), signed today by Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen an...

As the world continues its fight against COVID-19, other ongoing outbreaks are stark reminders of the continued and constant threat posed by infectious diseases. The global mpox outbreak and an Ebola outbreak in Uganda are just two of the most recent e...

As a working-class Senegalese man, Mbaye (not his real name) was proud of his success in 2019. But by 2020, his clothes were floating around his body. He went for an HIV test and discovered he had AIDS. His pregnant wife also tested positive. The famil...