Herculano Coroado CUNENE PROVINCE, ANGOLA — Southern Angola is facing the worst drought in decades, with at least 2.3 million people at high risk of suffering malnutrition because they couldn’t get...
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IRC Urges New Approach to Malnutrition in S. Sudan
April 19, 2019 4:38 PM Carol Van Dam More than 750,000 South Sudanese children under age 5 are expected to face acute malnutrition this year, according to the International Rescue Committee. The...
Medair CEO Sees Good, Bad in South Sudan
By Carol Van Dam Since 1992, humanitarian organization Medair has been one of the most active relief organizations in what was then southern Sudan, responding to sudden emergencies such as mass...
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Militants in Lake Chad Region Block Polio Program
December 20, 2017 1:37 PM Moki Edwin Kindzeka YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Scientists warn a campaign to eradicate polio in central Africa is falling short because of upheaval in the Lake Chad Basin area,...
Cholera Spreads in Drought-Stricken Somalia Amid Famine Threat
By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI, KENYA — Cholera is spreading in Somalia, further complicating drought relief efforts as the country teeters on famine. Health officials are complaining about a lack of...
Somaliland Suspends Development Programs in Face of Famine
Abdulaziz Osman HARGEISA — Somaliland authorities say famine looms in the breakaway republic as the government suspends development programs due to a crippling drought that has killed dozens of...
Meningitis Outbreak Kills 269 in Nigeria
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Meningitis has killed 269 people in Nigeria in recent weeks, the country's Center for Disease Control said, as Africa's most populous country and aid organizations try to tackle the...
Somaliland Hospital Cares for Malnourished From Drought
ERIGAVO, SOMALILAND — As the breakaway republic of Somaliland grapples with a severe drought, medical workers are struggling to aid people left weakened by malnourishment and hunger. A 70-year-old...
Child Anti-Malaria Drug Programs in Senegal a ‘Blueprint’ for Africa
By Henry Ridgwell Video available on original page. LONDON — Researchers say that giving anti-malarial drugs to older children can significantly reduce overall transmission of disease. Currently,...
Malnutrition Spikes in North Cameroon Amid Boko Haram Conflict
MAROUA, CAMEROON — Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about severe food insecurity throughout northern Cameroon as a result of the Boko Haram conflict. This month, 70 children suffering from...
Gates to VOA: Nigeria Can Defeat Polio Despite Challenges
Linord Moudou Despite two new polio cases — the first in Nigeria in two years — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is optimistic the African nation will be able to defeat polio, even though intense...
Nigeria polio vaccination kicks off amid insecurity
By Chika Oduah ABUJA — Nigeria's health ministry is kicking off a polio vaccination campaign in the northeast, after two fresh cases of the virus were discovered there earlier this month. But the...
Clashes Stall Aid in Northern Mali
By Katarina Hoije BAMAKO — Recent clashes in northern and central Mali are hampering the deployment of humanitarian assistance, leaving vulnerable populations with limited or no access to health...
Niger Closes Schools to Try to Stop Spread of Meningitis
Niger's prime minister on Tuesday ordered all schools around the capital, Niamey, closed until Monday and called for children between 2 and 15 to be vaccinated against meningitis, a potentially fatal...
Internally Displaced Refugees in Cameroon Ask for Help
Moki Edwin Kindzeka MORA, CAMEROON—Cameroonian refugees displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Cameroon say they are living in desperate conditions — going without food, water and...
UN Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Somalia
Gabe Joselow May 19, 2014 10:52 AM NAIROBI — The United Nations warns that Somalia is at risk of another famine due to drought, rising food prices and the lingering threat posed by al-Shabab...
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Malnutrition on the Rise for Children in Northern Cameroon
Moki Edwin Kindzeka YAOUNDE — Some 100,000 children, including Nigerian refugees fleeing attacks from the extremist sect Boko Haram, are suffering from acute malnutrition in northern Cameroon...
Poor Nutrition Stunts Growth of One-third of Cameroon Children
Eugene Nforngwa YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — The ratio is a stunning one in three. An estimated one third of Cameroon’s children are smaller than they should be and some of them will not have long to live. ...
Child Malnutrition Spreading in Cameroon
DOUALA, CAMEROON — Cameroon is often touted as a nation endowed with enormous agricultural potential. It boasts abundant rainfall and fertile lands allowing the cultivation of diverse crops. However,...
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Niger offers reward to help eradicate Guinea worm
NIAMEY — Niger is offering cash rewards to anyone reporting a case of Guinea worm as part of efforts to permanently eradicate the parasitic disease in the impoverished West African nation, the health...