Africa

Africans Are Introduced To The Blood Pressure Cuff

2:40pm September 14, 2014

by Gregory Warner

Esther Okaya is one of a growing number of Africans suffering from hypertension. New efforts to fight the condition include a $1 bonus for health workers who identify and bring in a patient.

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USAID Steps Up Building Of New Ebola Treatment Units

11:56am September 14, 2014

Dr. Rajiv Shah, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks with NPR's Lynn Neary about the organization's efforts to coordinate a worldwide response to the Ebola crisis.

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A burial team in Barkedu, Liberia, buries their protective clothing alongside the body of an Ebola victim. It's possible to catch the virus from clothing soiled by infected blood or other bodily fluids.

How Do You Catch Ebola: By Air, Sweat Or Water?

6:49pm September 12, 2014

by Linda Poon

Americans have many questions — and misconceptions — about the deadly virus that's rapidly spreading in West Africa. We asked two scientists to explain more about how Ebola is transmitted.

Cleared Of Murder, Pistorius Found Guilty Of Culpable Homicide

1:03pm September 12, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide for the killing of his girlfriend. On Thursday, he was cleared of premeditated murder.

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Yemeni soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from al-Qaida in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, on May 8. President Obama said Wednesday that U.S. strategy against the so-called Islamic State would be similar to how it targeted milita

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Are Yemen And Somalia Good Examples Of U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy?

12:19pm September 12, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Obama says the strategy the U.S. would pursue against the Islamic State would be similar to how it targets al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Somalia. But both countries are deeply unstable.

She's a mother talking to another mother — and both are HIV-positive. That's the mentoring role played by Phelokazi Tinzi, who works for mothers2mothers in South Africa.

A Happy Marriage, A Terrible Secret, A Healthy Baby

9:08am September 12, 2014

by Anders Kelto

They were married in South Africa. The next day, he told his bride he was HIV positive. Soon after, she tested positive. And she thought nothing in her life would ever go right.

Oscar Pistorius Found Not Guility In Girlfriend's Shooting Death

9:00am September 12, 2014

Audie Cornish talks to BBC reporter Audrey Brown about the Oscar Pistorius trial. On Thursday, a South African judge said the former Olympian is not guilty of premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, but said he was negligent in her shooting. Pistorius could still be convicted of culpable homicide.

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US soldiers have intervened in during natural disasters such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. But a disease outbreak is more complicated.

Can The U.S. Military Turn The Tide In The Ebola Outbreak?

9:00am September 12, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Some say our military has a big role to play in bringing Ebola under control. But sending in troops is trickier than it sounds.

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Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius listens to Judge Thokozile Masipa (unseen) deliver her verdict at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.

Pistorius Found Guilty Of Culpable Homicide

7:39am September 12, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The double-amputee track star showed no emotion as the verdict was read in a South African courtroom. He faces a maximum of 15 years on the charge, which is roughly equivalent to manslaughter.

Not every business has been hurt by the Ebola epidemic: Stephen Kollie says his newspaper stand is thriving because people are hungry for the latest Ebola information. But many of his usual expatriate customers have left the country, he says.

Fast-Moving Ebola Slows Down Liberia's Economy

10:30am September 11, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Farmers are too frightened to tend their fields. Customers have stopped going to restaurants, bars and other shops. So now people in Liberia's "breadbasket" region are depending on food donations.

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