How we helped Nigeria recruit 774 health fellows: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has detailed its role in assisting Nigeria to recruit 774 national health fellows, one for each local government area...
Akwa Ibom to assign traditional birth attendants to health centres
The Akwa Ibom state government has announced plans to train, supervise, and certify traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as part of efforts to upgrade their...
USAID Africa bureau shrinks to 12 as US axes 10,000+ jobs globally
The U.S. government plans to drastically reduce the workforce of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), slashing its global staff from over...
New hope for HIV treatment as world records eighth ‘cure’
A French woman in her mid-fifties appears to have been cured of HIV, marking a remarkable development that has raised hope among people living...
Relief for Nigeria, other African nations as U.S. eases HIV funding freeze
Nigerians and other Africans could heave a sigh of relief as the United States government has granted a temporary waiver for "life-saving humanitarian assistance"...