Niamey ‒ In Niger, efforts are underway to mainstream screening for gynaecological cancers into primary health care services thanks to the WHO PEN approach, a WHO programme that aims to integrate the management of noncom…
Read more“It was a no-brainer,” says 34-year-old ‘Malihaelo Qhobela of her decision to allow her 13-year-old daughter, Lihaelo, to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at Soofia International School in Lesotho’s Butha-Buthe District.
Read moreMaroua – “At first, I felt itchy and scratched my body all the time, then my foot started to swell,” says Jacob, a 56-year-old farmer from Goudour in the far north region of Cameroon. “I was ashamed to go out in public. …
Read moreLusaka ‒ One evening, Lusaka resident Samuel Zyambo rapidly fell into a disturbing, dreamlike state of unconsciousness. He was unaware that when he woke up the following day, he was in a cholera treatment centre fighting…
Read moreMbabane—When Simangele Dlamini was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous cervical lesion, all the 50-year-old mother from Mankayane in Eswatini could think about was the welfare of her children. “My husband died in 2017 and I d…
Read moreKinshasa ‒ In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 47.9% of children aged below five years suffer from chronic malnutrition and 81.1% of those aged between 6 to 23 months do not get adequate nutrition, integrating…
Read moreVictoria—After a long day at work, Brenda Mirabeau loves to put on her favourite music and dance around the house. So, six years ago, when her toes went numb and she could no longer walk around at home, her family was al…
Read moreAazehe Tjozongoro was devastated when she tested HIV positive during her first pregnancy, even contemplating suicide because she felt so desperate. Seven years later, however, her child is HIV-negative, and they are both living a healthy life, thanks to Namibia’s commitment to building a generation free of the triple public health threats of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis.
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