Experts have reiterated the need for African countries such as Nigeria, which face overpopulation chal­lenges, to prioritise an effective implementation of family planning as a key tool in ...

I deeply regret that Richard Heydarian’s lack of understanding of Mindanao’s realities led him to draw an unfounded comparison to sub-Saharan Africa. Having been born and raised in Mindanao myself, I ...

A new modelling study has sought to find out what impact recent foreign aid cuts – particularly from the US – will have on ...

One of Africa’s greatest challenges is not just unemployment, but a skills mismatch, where graduates enter the job market ...

Wealthy nations have fueled their industrial growth and urbanization by burning fossil fuels. This is the biggest cause of ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid ...

The reduction in aid is shameful, but it also shows a need to diversify long-term development investments. It is time to take ...

There is a growing opportunity to expand clinical research capacity in Africa, and numerous organisations are contributing to this effort. To name a few: the African Medicines Agency provides ...

More twins are being born across the world, but many mothers are not receiving the treatment required to ensure a safe pregnancy. Susie Lee from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in ...

World Water Day highlights the pressing challenges surrounding global water resources and the actions needed to address them.