This study adds to Chunara's body of work developing computational and statistical methods, including data mining and machine learning, to understand social determinants of health and health ...

Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry ... right to control her own body might be eroded elsewhere ...

Explore the profound impact of physical work on health and the body at our new major exhibition ... How one of the most famous soda drinks in the world got its name from a traditional West African ...

There's been a global trend in the reduction of aid to Africa since 2018. Donors are shifting their funding priorities in ...

Many health services across the African continent rely heavily on overseas aid to provide essential care. International funding supports everything from vaccines and HIV treatment to maternal health ...

This oldest known evidence of people living in tropical forests supports an idea that human evolution occurred across Africa.

"This groundbreaking inclusion of traditional medicine in WHO's internationally recognised health framework ensures that traditional health systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani are officially ...

Proponents of the bill believe that traditional healing practices will lower overall health care costs and improve long-term health outcomes. A state Senate panel unanimously approved a bill that ...

"The Last Ranger," an Oscar-nominated short film, depicts the poaching of rhinos in South Africa to collect the horns, a ...

Most of us have learned to override our body's signals—but tuning in is a skill that can be relearned. Discover simple ways ...

If security situation not resolved and combined with US aid suspension, DR Congo will become epicenter of major pandemic outbreak, says Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief M23 ...

However, the recent resurgence of cholera outbreaks has spread beyond these traditional hotspots ... Jackson Musembi, project manager at Amref Health Africa's Global Health Security Programme ...