After the Uproar
A photographer’s continued work on domestic violence Earlier this year, photographer Sara Lewkowicz caught a moment of domestic violence on camera. Lewkowicz had been…
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The Republic of Congo’s Revolution in Maternal Health
The rate of women dying in childbirth has fallen significantly – in part because of free Caesareans BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo – At…
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How much does Africa spend on health?
That’s what the ONE campaign wants to know. They’ve kicked off a petition to ask African leaders to publish their health budgets — promises…
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Sick in Africa? Get thee to a cargo container
The next Chinese incursion into Africa is coming by ship. Last year, in a pilot program, China trained 10 doctors in how to use…
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Some surprising facts about FGM, in new UNICEF study
UNICEF today released a thorough report on female genital mutilation/cutting, which includes deep dives into data sets, methodology and social theory — there’s a…
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The news on AIDS in South Africa is not what you think
The “AIDS in Africa” story we know in the West is bleak: HIV is spreading across the continent, accosting and killing men and women…
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR — AIDS Orphange Closes Because Babies No Longer Dying
AIDS killed a baby a week during the height of the epidemic at the Cotlands child-care facility in South Africa. But because treatment has…
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How South Africa Is Beating the AIDS Epidemic
AIDS turning point: South Africa is the worst-hit country in the worst-hit region of the epidemic. But the disease is no longer an acute…
Read MoreWhy this rocks: J. Lester Feder on same-sex marriage in South Africa
First and foremost, it’s about South Africa. There’s no universalizing paragraph linking the issue in South Africa to the rest of the continent; where…
Read MoreSunday in a South African township
I came to Tshepisong to meet Olga. When she had only two children herself, and she was only 30 years old, Olga began her…
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