Proper food handling, safe storage and good hand hygiene are simple steps that can help prevent food poisoning at home.
From the source to the glass, a few simple precautions can help prevent contaminated water from becoming a health threat.
A midwife provides care to a woman at a supported health facility, as the EU-UNFPA initiative works to improve access to essential maternal health services.
Children under five are targeted by Angola’s polio vaccination campaigns, with health teams working to reach communities that remain under-immunized.
African health ministers and senior health officials are expected to gather in Addis Ababa for the 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, scheduled for 24 to 28 August 2026.
For intimate hygiene, less can be more: gentle external cleansing is generally preferable to excessive washing.
Self-medication may appear convenient, but taking medicines without professional advice can lead to incorrect dosing, drug interactions, adverse effects and treatment failure.
Participants during a community dialogue on gender-based violence organized by the GBV Ambassadors at the Presbyterian Church in Upper Towe, Limbe, on 2 August 2026.
Health workers prepare to respond to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as transmission continues to spread across several provinces.
African leaders and health partners gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health on July 21 and 22, 2026, to discuss stronger health systems and sustainable health financing.