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A mobile family planning clinic is offering a variety of contraceptive methods to hundreds of  women in Guatemala, where more than half do not use any form of birth control. Half of...

Designers have come up with an improved ambulance after spending months of research, accompanying paramedics on several 12 hours shifts. There is enough space for a paramedic to have 360-degree access to...

Prior to World AIDS day, Richard Blewitt, CEO of Help Age International and Winnie Sseruma, Advocacy and Networks Officer of Christian Aid, speak about the specific challenges facing older people living with...

The newest and most effective anti-malaria drugs are now available to more people in Ghana, thanks to a subsidy. The price of Artemisinin Combination Therapy drugs (ACTs) have been cut by 80%,...

In Cambodia, acid attacks have officially affected 347 people since 1984, but experts say countless incidents go unreported. Acid is relatively cheap and easy to get hold of in Cambodia, but is...

In 2008, there was just one doctor serving 350,000 people in Rwanda’s Burera district and the health statistics were among the worst in the country. The newly opened Butaro hospital is the...

For people with diabetes, low or high blood sugar levels can be very dangerous. A dog’s sense of smell is so acute that it can detect the change before a patient falls...

Health Show presenter Shini Somara talks to brothers Kingsley and Patrick Irhoghama in Nigeria by Skype. She finds out how both of them are faring after Patrick donated his kidney to Kingsley...

Lagos Lagoon is home to a vibrant community with little access to medical care. Medecins Sans Frontieres is running a floating clinic in the heart of the stilted homes. Local doctors who...

When it comes to halting the spread of deadly diseases, every second counts. But, current efforts to contain them are often hampered by the time it takes to diagnose and isolate those...