November 07
Nigeria: Federal Govt Disbursed N45b to 8,000 Phcs - Minister
Leadership
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof Ali Pate has said that the federal government has disbursed 45 billion Naira directly to states to strengthen primary healthcare… Read more »
Nigeria: Access, Hacey Partners On Improving Maternal Healthcare
This Day
A social and developmental organisation, HACEY, has partnered with Access Corporation to improve maternal health outcomes for mothers at Meiran Primary Healthcare Center, Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Championing Transformative Healthcare in Ekiti Through Holistic Health Systems
This Day
In striving to be a regional health hub, and even beyond, Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that from infrastructural development to service delivery, health financing, public health… Read more »
November 06
Africa: Vaccine Doses Allocated to 9 African Countries Hardest Hit By Mpox Surge
Africa CDC
The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox… Read more »
Nigeria: Strengthening Primary Health Care Service Delivery for Better Maternal and Child Health in Kano State [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Maternal mortality continues to critically impact women of reproductive age across Africa. In Nigeria, research shows that maternal and infant mortality rates are highest in the… Read more »
South Africa: Durban Airport To Get New King Shaka Statue - South African News Briefs - November 6, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: WHO Equips Journalists to Spotlight Critical Health Insights From 2023 Ghana's Steps Report
WHO-AFRO
In public health, data serves as a critical foundation for understanding challenges and making informed decisions. Without clear, accurate information, it's difficult for… Read more »
Southern Africa: NAC Calls for Harmonisation of SADC HIV Treatment Regimens
The Herald
As SADC Health Ministers meet in Harare to discuss various issues affecting the region, there have been calls for the harmonisation of the region's HIV treatment regimens to… Read more »
South Africa: Pregnant Teens - Girls in South Africa Need Focused, Supportive Healthcare and More Information About Safe Sex [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
An estimated 12 million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year. Read more »
Kenya: Health Ministry Orders Investigation Into Omnicare Clinic, Similar Facilities Following Patient's Death
Capital FM
The Ministry of Health has ordered a probe into Omnicare Medical Limited, alias "Body By Design," and other similar medical facilities, following the death of a patient, Lucy… Read more »
Nigeria: Nimet Partners With NCDC to Enhance Disease Preparedness, Response
Premium Times
The NiMet's Director General, Charles Anosike, emphasised that climate change poses significant health threats. Read more »
Nigeria: 14.3m People in Nigeria Are Drug Users - Official
Leadership
Director of public health at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, has asserted that Nigeria has an epidemic drug use problem at a prevalence of… Read more »
Africa: Pandemic Treaty Talks Should Prioritise Substance Over Speed So That Equity Is Not Sacrificed
Daily Maverick
If the negotiators rush to conclude talks on the treaty with the existing proposals, the Global South will not be in a better position to respond when the next pandemic comes. Read more »
Nigeria: Pamo Versity Graduates Medical Doctors, Radiographers
This Day
The PAMO University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Rivers State has graduated the second batch of medical doctors since the inception of the institution seven years ago. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Netone, Salutem Launch Innovative Medical Cover
The Herald
NetOne has partnered Salutem International Medical Fund to launch a healthcare product aimed at increasing access to primary healthcare services for everyone countrywide. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Organikks Restaurant in Drug, Substance Fight
The Herald
ORGANIKKS Restaurant has reaffirmed a zero-tolerance to drugs and substance abuse following the recent arrest of a 31-year-old suspected drug dealer, Monalisa Shamiso Mwadzira, at… Read more »
November 05
Africa: WHO Identifies 17 Pathogens As Top Priorities for New Vaccine Development
UN News
A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top priorities for new vaccine development. Read more »
Sudan: 186,000 Malaria Vaccines Roll Out in Sudan
Dabanga
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Global Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) launched the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Sai Island Permanently Bans 'Toxic' Mining Mixers
Dabanga
Authorities in Wadi Halfa, Northern State, have permanently banned the use of environmentally harmful gold mining mixers on Sai Island, ordering the immediate removal of all… Read more »
South Africa: Doctors Run the Good Race to Raise Funds for Caregivers of Children At Joburg Hospital
Daily Maverick
Medical staff, together with their friends and supporters, raised more than R250,000 at the 2024 Soweto Marathon to support the caregivers of children admitted to Charlotte Maxeke… Read more »
Africa: Stopping Mpox - Wild Meat Markets Are a Root Cause and Must Be Made Safer [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In many countries around the world, wild animals are sometimes killed for food, including monkeys, rats and squirrels. Read more »
South Africa: How Government Is Hindering Its Own Drug Policies
GroundUp
A program supplying sterile injection equipment was stopped for months in Cape Town Read more »
Nigeria: Empowering Communities - Civil Society Drives Health Security Initiatives in Kano State [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
In 2024, the global burden of infectious diseases has been significant, with the resurgence of diseases, including mpox. Since January, the mpox outbreak has resulted in 29,152… Read more »
Nigeria: Did Former Governor Uduaghan 'Remarkably' Cut Infant Mortality in Nigeria's Delta State By More Than Half, As Glowing Column Claims?
Africa Check
Did former governor Uduaghan 'remarkably' cut infant mortality in Nigeria's Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims? Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Recommendations on Covid-19 Sub-Variant XEC [press release]
Africa CDC
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