Health & Welfare news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Trending

2 days 7 days 30 days By Industry

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

Rowland Chukwuemeka Amaefula

Image source:

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land managementSean Avery

Image source: Pixabay from

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Source: 123RF/svershinsky

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

More news

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

25 Feb 2019

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Tammy Fry 21 Feb 2019

New WWF report calls for radical overhaul of our food system

New WWF report calls for radical overhaul of our food system

19 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

22 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: Buy less, spend more - the case for luxury fashion

#ATFexpo2018: Buy less, spend more - the case for luxury fashion

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

Maroefah Smith 26 Nov 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

#Newsmaker: Giant Films' Sam Coleman and A Guardian

#Newsmaker: Giant Films' Sam Coleman and A Guardian

Jessica Tennant 6 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

Yuveshen Darmalingum 14 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Andisa Liba treks Kilimanjaro in support of #girlchild initiative

#Mandela100: Andisa Liba treks Kilimanjaro in support of #girlchild initiative

5 Jul 2018

Safe Space launched in CT for street people

Safe Space launched in CT for street people

4 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

More news

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

25 Feb 2019

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Tammy Fry 21 Feb 2019

New WWF report calls for radical overhaul of our food system

New WWF report calls for radical overhaul of our food system

19 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

22 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: Buy less, spend more - the case for luxury fashion

#ATFexpo2018: Buy less, spend more - the case for luxury fashion

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

Maroefah Smith 26 Nov 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

#Newsmaker: Giant Films' Sam Coleman and A Guardian

#Newsmaker: Giant Films' Sam Coleman and A Guardian

Jessica Tennant 6 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

Yuveshen Darmalingum 14 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Andisa Liba treks Kilimanjaro in support of #girlchild initiative

#Mandela100: Andisa Liba treks Kilimanjaro in support of #girlchild initiative

5 Jul 2018

Safe Space launched in CT for street people

Safe Space launched in CT for street people

4 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Photo: Anglo American

CSI: One of SA mining's valuable exports

Paul Pereira 13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

Photo by Seth Doyle on Unsplash

How children are lured into mining

Syriacus Buguzi 11 May 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

30 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018