Ebola resembles malaria… that’s what makes it dangerous
Early symptoms of the Bundibugyo virus are indistinguishable from common infections -…
Sperm Banks: Why Kenyan children born in secret may demand to know their fathers
A donor-conceived person may grow up unaware of inherited risks like heart…
Eye-opening: How Kenya became the vision of Africa’s eye care revolution
With eye care now in the national benefits package, free services for…
Beyond the PPE: Inside the world of an Ebola treatment centre
Through years of confronting Ebola across multiple outbreaks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has honed…
Seaweed sanitary pads: How Malawian innovator found answers to period poverty in the ocean
“Kenya borders an ocean with seaweed often treated as waste,” says innovator…
Willow wins again: Nathan Ochunge honoured for HIV journalism that puts people first
A story about children losing HIV support after USAID's abrupt funding withdrawal…
How disease outbreaks begin: An animal host, a human jump, weak detection
Rodents carry it. Dust spreads it. Clinics miss it. And with no…
Sisters, stories & science: How Nigerian researcher is bringing STI and HIV care closer to women, girls
Dr Airat Bakare watched antiretroviral drugs scar fertility. Now she’s walking into schools with…
They have seen Ebola before & they are going back to the frontlines
Andre Kamano survived the Guinea outbreaks. Now, inside a simulation centre outside…
Treating cough, not the cry: How Kenya’s TB patients cope with isolation, panic attacks, economic stress
Depression and suicidal thoughts haunt thousands of TB patients during the six…
