In South Africa it is against the law to abandon a child—specifically an infant, in such a way that the baby is likely to die. But people are rarely prosecuted for this crime. This is usually because ...

Nestle is adding sugar to baby food tailored to the African market, according to a new investigation by a nongovernment organisation (NGO), which has accused the company of “double standards” by not ...

Analysis of baby food being sold by Nestle in Africa has shown that it contains alarmingly high levels of added sugar. This has come close on the heels of the revelation of added sugar in baby foods ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, awarded a $150,000 grant to the African American Babies Coalition and Projects (Wilder AABC) in support of its ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns.

New report shows improvements in child survival in Africa for the first time since the 1980s — but more than a million African babies still die in the first month of life 22 NOVEMBER 2006 | ...

Hundreds of babies are abandoned every year in South Africa. Fati Moalusi/AFP via Getty Images In South Africa it is against the law to abandon a child – specifically an infant, in such a way that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B ...