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Partners and families allegedly drugged women and in some cases even physically restrained them as doctors performed the procedure.

A Harare rehabilitation unit offers impaired youngsters free therapy and supports parents too.

Blind football represents hope and belonging for Egypt's one million visually impaired.

More South African parents are choosing to bring their baby into the world with a splash, but is it better than conventional births?

A pill dispenser with an electronic cap monitors daily adherence to a regimen that may curb HIV among sex workers – and in broader society.

Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives?

Not up to the daily dilemma of what to pack your little ones for lunch? Beef up your children’s lunch boxes with these quick tips.

Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.

Clinics dedicated to young people are ideal but the poor nation struggles to provide at least a basic service for those who can't access them.

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.

Traditional and Western healers team up to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis because many people consult more than one health system.

For millennials, it ain't looking good, but are hard-hitting campaigns just fat-shaming and counterproductive?

Desperate to reach Europe, migrants from Africa are travelling to Egypt to sell body parts to pay for their passage.

Ethiopia's rural health extension workers have helped halve the country's child death rate.

When a parent is diagnosed with a mental illness, the chances of emotional support are decreased and the risk of family discord is high.

Jacket would detect symptoms up to four times faster than a doctor.