The International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 is a call for us to reflect on our responsibilities. 25 years ago, governments adopted the hi...
The gains made in the war on HIV, TB and Malaria could be compromised if Global Fund withdraws support to Kenya in the next round of funding. The G...
Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) has allocated over Ksh.234,278,000 worth of Dettol soap & Jik bleach for the support of people living with HIV ac...
Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...
Smoking, drinking, general poor health: Researchers say these are some of the factors that could explain why more men seem to be dying from coronavir...
Martina Brostrom, the U.N. employee who accused the assistant secretary general of sexual assault has been fired. According to CNN, Brostrom links ...
AIDS related deaths in Kenya have reduced by 50percent with the rate of new infections reducing by 30%. A report by UNAIDS revealed this week shows...
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was on Monday arrested following running battles with police. His arrest comes a day after he returned from...
A report issued on the eve of an international AIDS conference in Mexico finds progress in combating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding. The j...
The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections risi...
Two international charities have launched a program in southern Malawi to help girls in rural areas remain healthy and stay in school. The charities a...
In one day, everything changed. One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else. People still stared and often judged but in their own min...
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said the world needs to unite to reverse the trend of rising HIV/AIDS infections affecting the youth, especially girl...
Among the people socializing in a tavern in Alexandra township in Johannesburg is Karabo Sathekge, who asked that VOA not give her real name. She is a...
Seven-year-old Esther Agutti weighs 7 kilos - a third of the weight of the average child her age. She has been in hospital in Katakwi, eastern Ugan...
Prince Harry and music superstar Rihanna took HIV tests in Barbados on Thursday (December 1) as part of a campaign to demonstrate the test's simplicit...
Texting young women in Kenya with regular information about sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases could encourage more to get tested f...
Ida, 29, was six months pregnant when she suddenly felt abdominal pains and went to a government hospital in Kampala. Like all pregnant women in Ug...
Tania has to shout to be heard over music blasting out of a brothel in downtown Durban, South Africa, where dozens of sex workers slouch in chairs und...