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Treating sex workers infected with HIV can save their lives and reduce the odds that they will spread HIV to clients. To make it easier for prostitutes to get care, a university-run clinic in Johannesburg is located in a neighborhood where they work.

The second-oldest colonial city in South Africa, Port Elizabeth, has a new name. It mixes some of the unique linguistics of the Xhosa language, yet many South Africans are struggling to pronounce it.

U2 lead singer Bono campaigns on the sidelines of this week's G-8 meeting, using his celebrity status to pressure world leaders to stick to their promises to give billions in aid to Africa.

El Nino ruined this spring's harvest. Can food aid — and maize seeds — be delivered in time?

The recent discovery of polio in Syria and Israel should be a wake-up call to European health officials, scientists say. Low vaccination rates in some regions could offer the crippling virus a chance to reenter Europe and possibly gain a foothold. Vaccines used there also make it more likely that people can spread the virus.

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday. But the delivery — six truckloads — is just a fraction of what is needed across the entire continent.

A campaign in Africa to prevent HIV has persuaded 6 million teens and men to get circumcised and aims to sign up 14 million more. To do so, health officials must appeal to male vanity.

Thousands of USAID contracts have been cut. African health leaders say the cuts aren't surprising. But the lack of advanced warning has turned the lives of the already vulnerable upside down.

That includes all living American presidents — except George H.W. Bush — as well as 26 members of Congress. President Obama has confirmed he and first lady Michelle will attend Tuesday's memorial service at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

New findings from Malawi suggest the country has entered something akin to the endemic stage of the pandemic — along with many other African nations.