On paper, Burkina Faso's government covers the cost of medications and care for children under 5, but often no drugs are available in hospitals, meaning families must buy them elsewhere.

Burkina Faso’s progress, despite the circumstances of the Traoré regime’s ascent to power and his consolidation of authority, has not only served as a refreshing departure from the typically ...

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye doctors for the West African nation's 23 million people. Treating ...

Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye.

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo, Burkina Faso's only ophthalmologist specializing in treating children, checks Isaka Diallo who has lost vision in his left eye at the Sanou Sourou University Hospital in ...