Baby, Maternal Deaths Increase In Sierra Leone On Ebola Fear
Maternal and newborn deaths in Sierra Leone have soared since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as fear of being infected and mistrust of health workers deter pregnant women from giving birth in health facilities, researchers said on Tuesday. Deaths of women during or just after childbirth rose by almost a third and those of […]
African Civil Society Under Threat: Mary Robinson
The decline of human rights on average across Africa is worrying Mary Robinson, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and now a special envoy on climate change for the UN Secretary-General. Discussing this year’s Ibrahim Index of African Governance, she also underlined the need for more data on climate change. She spoke […]
Kenyan ‘Fake Gynaecologist’ Charged With Raping Patients
A Kenyan man has been charged with 12 offences including rape, impersonating a gynaecologist and operating a clinic without a licence in Nairobi. Mugo wa Wairimu pleaded not guilty and has previously denied that he raped his patients after sedating them. The charges stem from a Kenyan TV report which had footage showing an unidentified […]
South Africa Sangoma Gets 425 Years In Prison for Raping Initiates
A sangoma convicted of raping 17 girls at his initiation school in Mpumalanga has been handed 17 life sentences for rape an effective 425 years in prison. Additionally, he has been sentenced to five years each on three counts of sexual violation. Johan Jabulani Mlombo, 50, was sentenced when he appeared with his wife Sister […]
Nigeria reaches polio ‘milestone’
Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries in what is being regarded as a “milestone” on the quest to eradicate the disease.The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO), was made at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in New York. It follows Nigeria going more than a […]
Uganda Invents An Interesting Panty-Female Condom: Allows For Change Of Positions During Sex
The panty condom has a stronger material and allows for change of positions during sex unlike the current female condom on the market. A new female condom that would probably win the innovative condom awards, if ever there were such awards has been unveiled in Uganda. The much anticipated panty-condom has set tongues wagging with […]
HIV Positive Prostitutes Charging $50 For Unprotected S**x, Deliberately Infecting Clients
S-ex workers in the Ngundu area in Masvingo are taking risks and charging up to US$50 for UNPROTECTED S**X, mainly to cross-border truck drivers. “I charge US$3 for protected s*x for a short time but I would rather take US$50 for unprotected s-ex since the condom can still burst after charging a mere US$3. I […]
Activists Call for Respect of Rights in HIV/Aids Fight
AIDS activists have urged institutions to promote respect for human rights in the fight against the virus. The activists made the remarks during a one-day conference on HIV and human rights in Remera. The argument is that human rights observance offers public health a more consistent and comprehensive framework of action on the societal root […]
Hydro Power Proves Life Changing for People With HIV in Zimbabwe
Every dawn, Shupi*, from Mutare in Zimbabwe, goes to inspect her crop. She plucks green beans, vegetables, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and fresh maize cobs to be sold before taking some home. Shupi is an unemployed widow with three children, living in a remote village, and not so long ago she could not afford […]
