Kenya: How a village Elder and his horn are keeping people safe from diseases
In Bomet County, Kenya, Kenya Red Cross is supporting influential community figures to use traditional customs to tackle modern-day disease threats. Some people use WhatsApp. Others prefer a phone call.…
Cooking classes help reduce child malnutrition in northern Nigeria
Since April 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions for acute malnutrition among children. While struggling to provide lifesaving medical care to an ever-increasing…
Turkish Doctors Continue to Heal in Africa
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Association of the Friends of Africa (TADD) organized an oral and dental health initiative in Burundi. Volunteer Turkish physicians provided free dental…
Kenya: After 42 years of isolation, Fistula Survivor Jane Mulewa finds hope and purpose in raising awareness
Jane Mulewa Mwale 89, is a proud mother of 10 and a grandmother to many. For the last 42 years, her life has been marred with shame and isolation, as…
âWe are not afraidââ Young women in South Africa show resilience as they fight HIV/AIDS and gender based violence
Listening to the soulful singing of young women and girls in Nomzamo township in Strand, Cape Town, South Africa, and watching their jubilant dancing, it would be difficult to guess…
Namibia: The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) to advance Healthcare Quality through the Japan funded project
In 2022, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) developed the National Quality Policy and Strategy (NQPS) and the National Healthcare facilities Quality Standards (HQS) to strengthen healthcare service…
A weight off his back: Farmer, 53, can sleep on his back for the first 15 in years after tumor removal
A father of three can sleep comfortably on his back for the first time in 15 years after having a massive tumor – weighing 11lbs (5kgs) – removed by surgical…
Sudanâs âwar on peopleâ must end now
At a press conference today launching the release of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report, “A war on people: The human cost of conflict and violence in Sudan,”…
Africa – Unfinished business: only urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030
Despite progress made in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths among children, a new report released today by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 shows that…
Resilient and Empowered African Community Health (REACH): Adut brings health and hope to her community
Over the past months, the South Sudan Red Cross has trained more than 70 dedicated individuals as community health workers in Wau State, nestled within the rugged landscapes of Western…











