Uganda anthrax outbreak kills 82 hippos, 9 buffalo in national park, spokesman says

Uganda anthrax outbreak kills 82 hippos in reserve

Kenyan prime minister leaves hospital 6 days after procedure to drain fluids from his head

Kenyan prime minister leaves hospital

NAIROBI, Kenya — A spokesman says Kenya’s prime minister has been discharged from the hospital six days after doctors drilled a hole in his head to drain fluids that were putting pressure on his brain.

Doctor: Kenyan prime minister has fluids drained from head after pressure buildup, now stable

Kenyan prime minister has fluids drained from head

Child mortality rates up in 6 African nations despite UN Millennium Development Goals push

Child mortality rates up in Africa despite UN push

HIV/AIDS patients being turned away in Africa because of donor cuts, aid group says

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Health aid group says donors are retreating on AIDS support, consequences felt across Africa

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Mozambique sees rising deaths in cholera outbreak, with 42 dead and more than 2,600 infected

36 dead and thousands infected from cholera in Mozambique this year, health minister says

Put a ring on it? Experts explore new ways to circumcise men in Africa to fight AIDS epidemic

Experts explore ways to circumcise men in Africa

8-year-old Somali boy whose plight drew global attention dies after reconstructive surgery

Somalia’s face of war boy dies after operation

8-year-old Somali boy whose plight drew global attention dies after reconstruction surgery

8-year-old boy seriously wounded in Somalia dies

Big houses, fast cars, easy drugs _ pirate lifestyle creates problems in Somali towns

Pirate ransoms drive prices up in Somalia

BOSSASO, Somalia — A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair of men’s shoes has gone up from $20 to $50.

Big houses, fast cars, easy drugs: Ransom-fed lifestyle creates problems in Somali towns

Pirate payoffs feed big-money lifestyle in Somalia

New vaccine offers chance for children in Africa, where 1 million die of malaria each year

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Gates Foundation gives seed money for alliance to bring banking to the poor

Gates Foundation helps bring banking to the poor

SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, best known for its work combating malaria, AIDS and other diseases, this week announced an effort to bring banking, including savings accounts, to the poor.

Fight against blindness in Ethiopia also may prevent some childhood deaths, study suggests

Fighting blindness may prevent deaths in Ethiopia

CHICAGO — An antibiotic widely used in Africa to treat eyesight-robbing infections seems to help prevent Ethiopian children from dying of other diseases. A study in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association suggests an unintended benefit from efforts to wipe out trachoma, the world’s leading preventable cause of blindness.