A coalition of global philanthropies and African governments, determined to change the story of African motherhood and childhood, have launched a close to $600 million fund to end preventable maternal ...

This year, World Immunization Week/African Vaccination Week, which is being marked under the theme Immunization For All is Humanly Possible, aims to promote the life-saving power of immunization to ...

Africa is a continent ... its nations. Some countries on the continent continue to face severe challenges, particularly in the area of public health. In these regions, life expectancy remains ...

At the heart of many African cultures lies the philosophy of Ubuntu, a term that translates roughly to "I am because we are." ...

For his debut show in New York, the Senegal-based artist delves more deeply into his exploration of cultural parallels.

Keress said his diminutive size – he stands just 1.62 metres (5.3ft) tall and weighs about 50kg (116 pounds) – allowed the 27 ...

A coalition of global philanthropies has launched the Beginnings Fund, a new initiative aimed at accelerating maternal and newborn survival ...

Pope Francis insisted on being in public among Catholic Church followers celebrating Easter Sunday at the Vatican. James ...

The death of Pope Francis has reignited hopes for the first African leader to be installed at the helm of the Catholic Church in modern times. But there are reasons to believe that their time hasn't ...

She visited Fann hospital in Dakar, where neurologist Dr. Pedro Rodriguez measured her lung capacity. He suspects Mariama had ...

The Department of Health has urged parents and caregivers to ensure their children are up-to-date with vaccinations, as South Africa joins the rest of the continent in commemorating African ...

On December 17, 2010, a young, demoralized man staggered angrily into a local government office in central Tunisia. He doused ...