In Nigeria, neglected women bear the shame of fistulas
At least 500,000 women have vaginal fistulas, largely as a result of lack of medical care during pregnancy and labor JOS, Nigeria — After giving birth five times, all Amina […]
Category Archives: Health
Ebola cases down in West Africa
Largest Ebola clinic trims down A potent symbol of the nightmare enveloping west Africa at the height of the Ebola outbreak, the ELWA-3 treatment centre is being dismantled and incinerated […]
Male Ebola survivors asked to abstain from sex
MONROVIA/DAKAR, 5 December 2014 (IRIN) – Male Ebola survivors in Liberia are being warned by local health authorities to abstain from sex for at least three months after being discharged […]
“Ebola Is Africa’s Problem”
VIENNA—After Oyewale Tomori finished his talk on Ebola here at the International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance, there was stunned silence. Tomori, the president of the Nigerian Academy of Science, […]
Our Ignorance of Africa is More Dangerous Than Ebola
OMG EBOLA IS HERE! EVERYBODY PANIC. No. Don’t. I’m just kidding. Although many people already have started, so this might be a little too late. The first case of the […]
How Midwives on Sierra Leone’s Almost Untouched Turtle Islands are Improving Women’s Health
The eight islands that comprise Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone, are remote and practically untouched by modern civilisation. Credit: Joan Erakit/IPS MATTRU JONG, Sierra Leone, Aug 26 2014 (IPS) – […]
Senegal’s Former Leper Village Struggles To Shake Off Stigma
The Petite Cote, the sun-drenched heart of Senegal’s tourist industry, boasts mile-upon-mile of shimmering Atlantic coastline shaded by towering cocoa palms — and the country’s largest former leper colony. Officially […]
After God Is The Condom: Sexual Health In Nigeria
Bassey Ngehaje does not have a problem using condoms. When that moment approaches, when he’s aroused in the company of an alluring woman, Bassey pulls out a condom and puts […]
Racism Accelerates Aging In African-American Men, New Study Suggests
Scientists have long known that experiencing racism is bad for your health. In fact,racial discrimination has been linked to depression, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and the common cold among other […]
Nigeria Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria Beyond the Headlines: Population, Health, Natural Resources, and Governance “Nigeria is a country of marginalized people. Every group you talk to, from the Ijaws to the Hausas, will tell you they are […]
Afrocentric Confessions 