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Tuberculosis response fails children

by IRIN | 0 » | Jun4 10
The fight against tuberculosis (TB) has failed children: the share of paediatric TB is increasing, and children have not ...
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Children’s healthcare missing the mark

by IRIN | 0 » | May14 10
South Africa has achieved near universal access to health services for pregnant women and their children, but maternal and ...
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Education, not handouts

by IRIN | 0 » | May12 10
OUAGADOUGOU - "Bee-ba-ta a un bébé!" Seated on plastic mats, their sandals and book bags on the ground nearby, ...
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PMTCT battles missing drugs, missing moms

by IRIN | 0 » | May7 10
LILONGWE - Services to prevent the mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV are gaining ground in Malawi but the country ...
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The worst places to be a mother

by IRIN | 0 » | May4 10
DAKAR - Eight of the bottom 10-ranked countries in Save the Children's annual Mothers Index, which ranks the best ...
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Feeding family unity

by IRIN | 0 » | Apr30 10
Grandmother Anchilalo Ejigu was distraught when her daughter died two years ago, leaving behind two children under five; the ...
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Health fees scrapped but gaps remain

by IRIN | 0 » | Apr27 10
DAKAR - Donors and NGOs welcomed the Sierra Leone government's launch on 27 April of free health care for ...
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Polio campaign kicks off

by IRIN | 0 » | Apr26 10
DAKAR - The second three-day round of a synchronized campaign to vaccinate 77 million children against polio in 16 ...
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Rotavirus data must propel immunization – experts

by IRIN | 0 » | Jan28 10
DAKAR, 27 January 2010 (IRIN) - Health experts hope the release of data showing the success of rotavirus vaccine will ...
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US government has suspended Kenya’s education aid

by AfricaVision Online | 0 » | Jan26 10
The US government has suspended a five-year plan to fund Kenya's education programs following fraud allegation in the east African ...

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