3.2 million in need as Central African Republic health service collapses
Widespread violence after the March coup, looting of medical equipment and supplies, and the flight of doctors have left more than 3 million people with no healthcare in Central African Republic, though some NGOs are trying to keep a presence
Vaccine trial in Chad brings hope in fight against meningitis
Scientists hope to roll out new meningitis vaccine on large scale before next African epidemic following highly successful trial in Chad
FACTBOX: Medical breakthroughs in fight against malaria
The long struggle to treat and prevent malaria is still under way, but a few key discoveries have marked the way forward, outlined by a leading expert in tropical medicine.
Old drug, new tricks to fight malaria in West Africa
Using Fansidar as a preventative medicine instead of a treatment for malaria has proved a big success in trials and could save thousands of children's lives a year across Africa
Poverty, transport slow Senegal treatment of hungry children
Poverty, transport problems and lack of funds for screening are hampering Senegal’s efforts to treat tens of thousands of children suffering from severe malnutrition, and if not treated, half of them may die.
Malaria soars in C. African Republic as people flee to bush
Trained 'malaria agents' are helping MSF fight malaria among children in northwest Central African Republic, but stocks of medicine are depleted and people who fled to the bush to escape violence are in prime mosquito breeding grounds
Humanitarian aid to CAR stalls as Cameroon’s truckers strike
Around 3,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food, 24 metric tonnes of aluminium sulphite for water treatment, hygiene kits and cold storage for vaccines, all destined for CAR, are stuck in Cameroon
At UNHCR, there’s nothing to fear but bright ideas
The UN refugee agency, long known for its aversion to new and risky ideas, has launched an internal drive for innovative approaches to refugees' problems. Here are a few bright ideas from outside too.
Lack of ID card shut most Mali refugees out of presidential poll
Most Malian refugees could not vote in the president poll because, even if they were on the electoral roll, their ID cards had not reached them - but there are too few of them to affect the result
Half a million children face malnutrition in forgotten crisis in northern Nigeria
Aid has been slow reaching the affected populations in northern Nigeria due to a lack of security and for political reasons