November 22
South Africa: Yaz Plus Birth Control Pills Recalled in South Africa Over Packaging Error
allAfrica
A serious packaging error has led to an immediate recall of a specific batch of Yaz Plus birth control pills in South Africa. Read more »
Africa: Unveiling Africa's Greatest Hidden Assets - The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs [guest column]
allAfrica
The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank's 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa's economic performance was strong and shows resilience, but that… Read more »
South Africa: Bayer Recalls Yaz Plus Contraceptives Due to a Quality Issue
SAnews.gov.za
Bayer, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has recalled faulty Yaz Plus birth control pill packs. Read more »
Africa: Game-Changing HIV Prevention Injectable Set To Reach Several African Countries
MSF
In 2022, the WHO recommended the innovative long-acting injectable version of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Cabotegravir (CAB-LA), as part of a comprehensive… Read more »
Kenya: Impose Quarantines for Livestock Disease Control - African Countries Urged
Capital FM
Livestock disease surveillance experts have advised countries in Africa to impose quarantines to curb the spread of zoonotic diseases. Read more »
South Africa: The High Cost of Having Too Few Pharmacists in SA
spotlight
It's acknowledged in key policy documents, well known at the coalface and much ventilated in the media: South Africa's public healthcare system has too few healthcare workers,… Read more »
November 21
Angola: Angola With Two Positive Cases of Mpox
ANGOP
Angola has recorded the second positive case of Mpox, disease caused by an orthopoxvirus related to smallpox, ANGOP learned on Thursday. Read more »
Africa: Enhanced Control Measures Helping to Control Mpox Outbreak in Africa
WHO-AFRO
More than 13 000 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases have been reported in the African region since the start of 2024, as of 17 November. Three countries - Burundi, the Democratic… Read more »
South Africa: Foodborne Illnesses Classified As a National Disaster
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa's National Disaster Management Centre has, in terms Section 23 of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002, classified the recent uptick in foodborne illnesses across… Read more »
Angola: Over 100 People Die of Malaria in Nine Months in Southern Cunene
ANGOP
At least 188 people died of malaria from January to September this year in southern Cunene province, out of a total of 95,913 cases of the disease diagnosed by the region's health… Read more »
Africa: Breaking Cycle of Violence to Save Mothers & Children - Why Ending Gender-Based Violence Is Essential for Global Health [opinion]
IPS
Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Groundbreaking Grieving Room Unveiled At Parirenyatwa Hospital
263Chat
Local mental health organization Someone Always Listens To You (S.A.L.T) has officially opened a newly refurbished grieving room at the Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Wing of Parirenyatwa… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in Goat, Sheep Farming
The Herald
On a small farm in Nyazvidzi in Gutu District, Tendai, a goat farmer, noticed that several of his animals had developed a persistent cough. Read more »
Uganda: Kyabenda HCIII Brings Maternal Health Services Closer to Pregnant Mothers
Nile Post
The health centre has been equipped with a modern ultrasound machine, an oxygen concentrator, and an infant radiant warmer valued at Shs55 million through support from USAID. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Move Against Illegal Harvesting, Sales of Human Eggs
Leadership
The House of Representatives has taken steps to address the issue of illegal harvesting and commercialisation of human eggs in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Only 3 Out of 21 LGAs in Anambra Open Defecation-Free, Says Unicef
Vanguard
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that only three out of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) in Anambra State are free from open defecation. Read more »
Kenya: Social Health Authority to Pay All October Claims By Next Week - President Ruto
Capital FM
President William Ruto has assured that all health claims for October will be paid by next week, citing the efficiency gains brought about by the Digital Health Act. Read more »
Uganda: Doctors Condemn Assault On Nsambya Hospital Staff
Nile Post
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has condemned the assault on healthcare workers and security personnel at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya on November 19, 2024, calling it a grave… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Defends Taifa Care Health Reform, to Prioritize the Poor and Vulnerable
Capital FM
President William Ruto has defended his health reform plan under Taifa Care citing the need to cater to the poor and vulnerable through Universal Health Coverage. Read more »
Nigeria: Niger Enrols 1,000 Out-of-School Children in Health Insurance Scheme
Premium Times
The state government said the enrolment was part of its effort towards integrating out-of-school children into mainstream formal education. Read more »
Kenya: LSK Expresses Concern Over Consent Gaps in Polio Vaccination
Capital FM
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has raised concerns over an apparent failure to obtain consent in polio vaccination campaigns, urging immediate corrective measures to ensure… Read more »
Nigeria: Charting the Course - Reducing Neonatal and Under-5 Mortality By 50% in Ekiti State [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
In this week's feature, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Ekiti State, reflects on his four-year tenure transforming the state's health sector.… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia On Red Alert As Angola Confirms Mpox Case
Namibian
Namibia is on high alert after neighbouring Angola confirmed a case of the infectious disease, mpox, on Wednesday. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya to Vaccinate 22 Million Animals in Nationwide Campaign
Capital FM
Kenya is set to roll out a nationwide Animal Vaccination Campaign starting January 2025, targeting 22 million livestock to curb transboundary diseases, including foot-and-mouth… Read more »
Liberia: 34,000 Liberians Living With HIV
Liberian Investigator
Thirty-four thousand (34,000) Liberians are living with HIV, and the National AIDS Commission is urging urgent, united action to reignite the fight against the epidemic ahead of… Read more »
