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Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis. Many people have been displaced due to climate change-induced droughts, and conflict between the army and al-Shabaab has left many regions without food.

One in three French people think vaccines are unsafe. Here's how the country is fighting antivaxxers through social media.

A Johannesburg director has taken up the continuing tragedy of botched circumcisions.

“Dhaqan celis” was a term used by Somalis that used to mean the practice of going back home to stay with relatives and learn more about your culture. But it’s taken on a whole new – much darker – meaning. Read more on this practice.

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.

When traditional ambulance services wouldn't respond to calls in Kibera, Kenya one woman started her own EMS company to fill the gap. This is how.

The kidnapping of young girls ignores the 'niceties' of a cultural practice.

Governments and even anonymous do-gooders are stepping into fill the funding gap left by the US decision, but their pockets will never be deep...

A revolutionary antiretroviral prophylaxis is helping all people, no matter their sexual orientation. A cheaper generic will soon be on the shelves.

In South Africa, two outbreaks are colliding and one thing may shape the future of both.

Bond, James Bond: The source of the listeria outbreak will likely be found by a gene-sequencing machine named after the famous agent 007. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Millions will be bitten by venomous snakes each year and for many, antivenom will remain painfully out of reach. Here's why.

Women in Somaliland are working together with an NGO to eliminate one of the most ancient and extreme practices of female genital mutilation.

When Ella and her cousin reached a refugee camp in Sudan, it seemed to herald safety. Instead, it was the start of an all too familiar ordeal.

Many women suffer from menstrual cramps extreme enough to confine them to bed, but treatment is available that can provide effective relief.

When 'that time of the month' comes, you don't have to reach for disposable tampons or pads.