11-Jul-2019 to 17:37

APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — When Amanda Aleluia came down with stomach pains one Wednesday, she did the sensible thing and went to see a doctor in her densely populated suburb of Xipamanine in the Mozambican capital Maputo.

11-Jul-2019 to 12:11

APA-Nairobi-(Kenya) — It is estimated that globally, over 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year, a majority of these being from sub-Sahara Africa.

10-Jul-2019 to 10:09

APA-Monrovia (Liberia) — The Chairperson of the National AIDS Commission (NAC) of Liberia has revealed that a total of 39,144 persons are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the country.

09-Jul-2019 to 10:14

APA-Juba (South Sudan) By Arlene Alano — At age 47, Angelina Akongo was the oldest of 73 midwifery and nursing students from Juba and Kajo Keji to graduate this year – and she feels like a brand new person.

08-Jul-2019 to 17:12

APA-Douala (Cameroon) By Mbog Achille — A cholera epidemic, particularly in northern Cameroon, has already claimed the loves of 48 people, according to figures released by the Public Health ministry on Monday.

02-Jul-2019 to 14:10

APA - Douala (Cameroon) — Some 750,000 people are infected with viral hepatitis in Cameroon through its A, B and C forms, a prevalence rate of nearly 10 percent of the country’s total population, according to statistics copied to APA on Tuesday by the Africa Regional Office of Epi -Centre.

01-Jul-2019 to 18:52

APA-Mbabane (eSwatini) — eSwatini has adopted a new World Health Organisation (WHO) tool to accelerate action against antibiotics (antimicrobial) resistance, as 50 percent of these drugs are abused.