Africa: COVID lockdowns blamed for increase in teenage pregnancies

3 years ago

“I’m five months pregnant by a young man who works in the barracks,” says 16-year-old Elsa. “He is a soldier…

Demographic, occupational and societal risk exposures to physical injuries in a rural community in Western Kenya: a 12-week longitudinal study

3 years ago

Strengths and limitations of this study We evaluated temporal risks of injuries by demographic, occupational and societal exposures. We analytically…

JOYCE MUBISA: Change/Testimonial Story on WASH KIT in Chitipa District

3 years ago

Joyce Mubisa, 23, lives in Malawi, in Mwenefuvya village, Traditional Authority Mwabulambya in Chitipa District. She had to drop out…

Amref rolls out civic education campaigns to boost vaccines uptake

3 years ago

Amref Health Africa has embarked on a robust public education and awareness campaign to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake in East…

Africa Young Innovators for Health Award Ceremony

3 years ago

You are invited to the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award Ceremony09:30 GMT | 11:30 CEST | 12:30 EATThursday, 16th September 2021Registration…

The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How One Girl Fought to Save Herself, Her Sister and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

3 years ago

As a girl, Nice knew that to resist the cut meant becoming an outcast in Masai culture. Yet Nice managed…

Health care stakeholders sensitized on COVID-19 Vaccination

3 years ago

As vaccines become available, the health care sector in Kenya is racing against time to immunize as many people as…

Government of Canada-supported COVID-19 Response Helps Improve Essential Maternal and Child Health Services at Community Level Health Facilities in Ethiopia

3 years ago

Han Health Centre is located in Bahir Dar, Amhara regional state in Ethiopia. The centre provides a variety of health…

Lizz Ntonjira: Staying true to myself and standing my ground have seen me progress

3 years ago

Lizz Ntonjira Mutuma is the global communications director at Amref Health Africa. The 34-year-old holds a law degree from the…

Amref Global CEO, Dr. Githinji Gitahi on CNN Newsroom discussing the COVAX programme

3 years ago

Dr. Githinji Gitahi, on the show CNN Newsroom with Robyn Curnow discussing the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) programme -…