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Trachoma
Treating one of the oldest recognised diseases on earth
Bone setting
Can traditional medicine really fix broken limbs?
Modern medicine versus the spirits
Can traditional treatment, including calling on the ancestors help with serious ailments?
Busting diabetes myths
You don’t have to be old or rich to get diabetes
COVAX initiative update
COVAX vaccines have started to arrive in parts of the continent
Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
How the roll out of vaccines is progressing
Water and wellbeing
How swimming can help your mental health
Breastfeeding
Experts say that breastfeeding babies is best, but it is not easy for all new mothers
Combatting mental illness
Mental health issues for breastfeeding mothers and why swimming can help
Disability and empowerment
Economic and health independence for people living with disability in Africa
How healthy are your shoes?
Pain in your feet, knees or back? It could be your shoes
Working with disability
Measures to empower people living with disability in Senegal
Defeating Leprosy
A Senegalese initiative aims to eradicate the disease
Eye transplants
Would you give your eyes to help some else see?
Can we eradicate leprosy?
Senegal has embarked on a campaign to stop the disease in its tracks