In Sweden Being a Prostitute is Legal — But Paying One Isn’t
The “Nordic model” is becoming ever more influential around the world. But public health officials and some human rights workers wonder if Sweden is…
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Liberian Capital Runs out of Space for Ebola Patients
A Liberian government employee on his way to a conference became the first Ebola death in Nigeria. But a specialist unit in Monrovia is…
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Five Accused Rapists Are Still Missing As High-Profile Kenya Case Begins
A 16-year-old known only as “Liz” was gang-raped and thrown in a latrine last year. But it’s taken the government a year to catch…
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Star-Studded London Summit Won’t End Sexual Violence Without Survivor Voices, Nobel Winners Say
Survivors, Nobel laureates and foreign ministers launch a new project to improve governments’ response to sexual violence. Survivors of sexual violence from six countries…
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Nigeria Prepares To Treat Rape, Sexual Trauma Of Kidnapped School Girls
“What is happening to the girls is an open secret: sexual abuse.” ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s public health officials are preparing medical support for…
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Rwanda’s Keeper of the Dead
On the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, remembering a man who made history his mission. NYAMAGABE, Rwanda — There was never…
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The End of Vulture Funds?
LUSAKA, Zambia — In his spare bungalow in central Lusaka, Fisho Mwale wears a pastel, plaid button-down and sleek, rectangular glasses. He is warm…
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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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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…
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