(April 25th, 2008)
Malaria kills more than a million people around the world every year, and most clinical cases are in Africa. On World Malaria Day, Gretchen Wilson talks about the disease, its effect on the continent and new efforts to control it.
(July 24th, 2007)
More than a billion people worldwide don’t have access to clean water. But one South African village has found a way for communities to access fresh drinking water and have fun at the same time. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(March 12th, 2007)
Volunteer health workers in Soweto - who provide home-based care for more than 700 local residents - have begun using song and dance as part of their outreach.
(December 17th, 2004)
MUSINA, 17 December 2004 (PlusNews) - Two years ago Judith Nkambule (not her real name) gave birth to baby girl, but something was wrong - the child was sickly, vomiting, had diarrhoea, and eventually died.
This year, when she fell pregnant with her youngest child, the fifth of five sons, she agreed to be tested.
“I found […]
(December 17th, 2004)
JOHANNESBURG, 17 December 2004 (PlusNews) - Seven months ago, Nomlindelo Nkoninga began giving her four-year-old son a combination of drugs to stem the progress of HIV. But only last month did he weigh enough to take the antiretroviral (ARVs) medication as three separate tablets, instead of the syrups commonly prescribed for young children.
“It’s easier now […]
