And the UN human rights commissioner "expects numbers to increase". Dementia is an "escalating challenge" in Africa, according to a study published in 2023, as the population both increases and ages.

There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic backgrounds and ancestral histories. An advertising campaign from the US ...

Myth 2: Sometimes child marriage is necessary ... the highest rate of child marriage is seen in sub-Saharan Africa and lack of progress in Latin America and the Caribbean mean that this region ...