(CP-Africa)- CNN has an interesting video feature on how the use of mobile phones are helping solve access to health care and coordination problems in Rwanda. -For instance, hospitals are tracking expectant mothers via text messages. Expectant mothers also text updates to the hospitals about their health statuses and all these are stored in a [...]

CP-Africa had earlier made a post about Bill Gates’ meeting with the Sultan of Sokoto to build a Nigerian leaders led coalition to encourage Nigerians to vaccinate their children. 2010 numbers have improved as a result. We support his efforts. Bill Gates blogged about his experience on his personal blog on the Gates Foundation website. [...]

By Geoffrey Njoku and Paula Fedeski – UNICEF. World Malaria Day, 25 April, focused this year on the challenge of achieving universal coverage with essential malaria-control interventions. Here is a story of progress and challenges in one malaria-endemic country, Nigeria. As communities across the globe commemorate World Malaria Day, UNICEF Nigeria and its partners are [...]

…Happy to hear…sure beats the years of denial…But President Zuma, please watch it… South Africa, trying to overcome years of denial and delay in confronting its monumental AIDS crisis, is now in the midst of a feverish buildup of testing, treatment and prevention that United Nations officials say is the largest and fastest expansion of [...]

In a bid to quicken the eradication of Polio in Nigeria, (a country with one of the largest number of announced Polio cases in the world), Bill gates took a trip down to Sokoto, to build a Nigerian leaders led coalition to encourage Nigerians to vaccinate their children. 2010 numbers improved as a result. We [...]

Reuters – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, billionaire Bill Gates and Queen Rania of Jordan will put their fame to work this week as they join a Twitter campaign to end malaria deaths. Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Seacrest and other Hollywood celebrities have also joined the Twitter campaign. Starting on Wednesday, the participants will send [...]

…this is what CP-Africa.com likes to hear…! UNITED NATIONS — Substantial investment in malaria control has helped fuel major progress in the drive to roll back the disease across Africa but more funding is needed, according to a report released Monday. “Progress in Africa is on an upward and accelerated trajectory,” according to “The World [...]

Immunization na the correct bodyguard o! – Kanu Read the Press Release on the campaign below NIGERIA’S soccer captain Nwankwo Kanu has two goals for 2010: he wants Nigeria to shine at the upcoming World Cup, and he wants to eradicate polio from Africa.“I’ve scored many goals for my country,” the 33-year-old striker says in [...]

Ben Affleck via the Eastern Congo Initiative raises awareness over atrocities committed against women and children in Congo… Ben Affleck launched a new initiative Monday to raise money and awareness over atrocities committed against women and children during years of conflict in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Affleck told The [...]

The Plan to End Malaria is a 4-minute clip from the film When the Night Comes. Made by One in partnership with United Against Malaria…The film was produced for U.S. citizens to put pressure on the U.S. government to provide more support for the disease and the rhetoric of the video is based on this [...]