October 20
Ethiopia: Amaranth - The Forgotten Superfood Driving Nutrition, Women Empowerment
Ethiopian Herald
Amaranth, a versatile plant known for both its seeds and leaves, holds significant nutritional and medicinal value, yet it remains underutilized across Ethiopia. Traditionally… Read more »
October 19
Cameroon: Calls Grow for Information On Health of Cameroon's Leader
VOA
Concern is growing in Cameroon about 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who has not been seen in public for more than 40 days. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Ensuring Nigeria's FP2030 Pledge Lives Up to Its Promise - Making the Case for Sustained Funding' [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Family Planning (FP) has long been recognised as one of the cornerstones of public health, offering benefits for maternal health, gender equality, and the overall well-being of the… Read more »
Nigeria: An Art-Based Menstrual Health Education Empowers Adolescent Girls in Kano [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
In Wudil and Dala local government areas (LGAs) of Kano state, Five Cowries' Hubs launched an initiative that empowers young adolescent girls with essential communication skills,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Rolls Out Long-Anticipated Malaria Vaccine
VOA
Nigeria officially launched its malaria vaccination campaign this week to protect millions of children from the deadly disease, focusing heavily on high-risk states. Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 World Food Day - Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Food insecurity is a persistent global crisis that has only deepened over time. Since 1979, when the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) established World Food… Read more »
Africa: Health Activists Picket Against High Cost of Nutritious Food On World Food Day
People's Dispatch
On World Food Day, activists from PHM South Africa held a picket, protesting soaring prices of healthy food Read more »
October 18
Nigeria: Cholera - Niger State Confirms16 Deaths,165 Cases
Premium Times
According to the commissioner, 145 patients have been treated and discharged. Read more »
Cameroon: Ban On Reporting About President's Health Puts Cameroonian Journalists On Edge
VOA
Cameroonian journalists say they are grappling with a new government directive prohibiting public discourse or media coverage of President Paul Biya's health. Read more »
Nigeria: Ten Things to Know About New R21 Malaria Vaccine Nigeria Received
Premium Times
The first rollout of the vaccine will be in Bayelsa and Kebbi, two states with high seasonal transmission of malaria. Read more »
Nigeria: Four Challenges to Reaching Remote Communities in Nigeria
MSF
Come rain or shine, Patrick A. Njok, has been ensuring patients in need of essential medical care get to the hospital in time for two years as a driver with Médecins Sans… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Hoping to See 'Zero Marburg Cases, Deaths for Several Days'
New Times
The trend in managing the current Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda is "positive" and health authorities hope to report no new cases and deaths for several days, Health Minister Dr… Read more »
Africa: WHO Strengthens Countries Capacities to Combat Diet Related Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa
WHO-AFRO
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has conducted a five-day capacity-building workshop in Uganda from 14-18 October 2024 to empower 40… Read more »
Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World - Here's the Psychology of Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses - and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into… Read more »
São Tomé and Príncipe: São Toméans Approve of Government Response to Covid-19 but Pan Corruption, Unfair Aid Distribution
Afrobarometer
Most citizens favour greater investment in preparations for future health emergencies. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Activists Urge Red Cross to Help Evacuate Tuti Residents
Dabanga
The Khartoum Resistance Committees have appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) "to intervene immediately" and monitor the evacuation of the people living… Read more »
Africa: Vaccinating Care Home Residents Reduced Deaths, but the Effect Was Small - New Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster… Read more »
Africa: Examining Africa's Climate-Disease Connection
Africa Renewal
At CHAC 2024, African countries seek to advocate for tailored solutions, mobilize resources, and influence global policies to address their unique challenges and build resilience Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Receives 846,000 Doses of Malaria Vaccine
Leadership
The federal government has received the first batch of 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccine from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Warns of 5.3 Million Health Professional Shortage in Africa By 2030
Daily Trust
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the African Region may face a staggering shortage of 5.3 million health professionals by 2030 if urgent interventions are not… Read more »
October 17
Rwanda: Marburg Outbreak - What We Know 20 Days Later
New Times
October 17 marked exactly twenty days since Rwanda declared the Marburg virus outbreak on September 27. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges in Zimbabwe
MSF
Under the scorching sun in Epworth, a suburb of Harare, 20-year-old Peter Chimntanda reaches out to young people facing mental health challenges, sharing information about the… Read more »
Africa: No Trade Ban Needed Over Marburg, WHO's Tedros Says
allAfrica
Rwanda has had 62 cases and 15 deaths from its Marburg outbreak since its declaration three weeks ago, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said during a media… Read more »
South Africa: Lanseria Smart City Takes Off with Water Treatment Plant - South African News Briefs - October 17, 2024
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Nigeria Receives Malaria Vaccines Ahead of Roll-Out
GAVI
In a historic step toward combating malaria in Nigeria, the first-ever malaria vaccines have been delivered to the Government of Nigeria, thanks to efforts by Gavi, the Vaccine… Read more »
