Uganda: Fish smoking kiln cuts cancer risks and women’s labour (SciDev.Net)
Pioneers of a fish smoking kiln designed to reduce the risk of cancer and other health problems say it is […]
Mali: Treating syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection
This story was originally published in December 2022. It’s four in the afternoon in Médine, a city in Segou, Mali. […]
Mali: How a group of young women encourage youth to get tested for STIs
This story was originally published in September 2022. Today, in the main square of Pélengana, a commune five kilometres east […]
Malawi: Teen mother urges youth to learn about contraceptives and use sexual health services
This story was originally published in October 2022. Jessica Mandanda is a youth rights activist from Lilongwe, the capital city […]
Burkina Faso: Youth flock to youth centre for information on sexual health
This story was originally published in December 2020. David Poda flips through books at the Dano Youth Centre in Ioba […]
Zambia: Farmers use activated charcoal to prevent diarrhea
Elidah Mukamambo lives in Mwachikwasha village, near central Zambia’s Chongwe River. The amount of water in the river is diminishing […]
Uganda: As tree cover disappears, so do its medicinal plants (Global Press Journal)
Aisha Rashid Lukwago grew up around medicinal plants. Her father was a prominent herbalist in the 1980s, known for his […]
Burkina Faso: Women mobilize to improve the hygiene of local health centre
It’s 11 a.m. in the small village of Lebda, a hundred kilometres north of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The sun […]
Mali: Young woman advises fellow citizens to choose legal abortions
It’s 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon in Kita, a town 400 kilometres from the Kayes region of Mali. Sitan Traoré, […]
Malawi: Breaking the silence around puberty and sexual and reproductive health
It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon in Chilanga village in Kasungu district, about 110 kilometres from Lilongwe, the capital city of […]