April 25
Rwanda: Achieving a Malaria-Free Rwanda By 2030 Is Possible
New Times
Latest data from Rwanda Biomedical Centre, as reported by The New Times in its April 24 edition, indicates that malaria cases in the country dropped by a staggering 88% in 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa to Deliver Keynote Address At World Malaria Day Celebration Today
FrontPageAfrica
Today, Liberia will join the rest of the world in commemoration of the World Malaria Day, under the theme: Health equity, Gender, and Human Rights." The national slogan is: "Sleep… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Agency Necessary to Curb Drugs Scourge
The Herald
SO serious is the menace of drug abuse in Zimbabwe, and so multi-faceted is the need for a response, that a specialist Drug and Substance Abuse Agency, now proposed by Cabinet,… Read more »
Nigeria: Sugar in Infant Formulas - NAFDAC Speaks On Nestle Products in Nigeria
Premium Times
NAFDAC said unlike Cerelac, Nido, the follow-up milk formula by Nestle, was not registered in Nigeria and is not in the country's market. Read more »
April 24
Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
VOA
The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. Read more »
Africa: Over 50 Million Lives Saved in Africa Through Expanded Immunization Programme
WHO-AFRO
An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of… Read more »
Africa: Global Immunization Efforts Have Saved At Least 154 Million Lives Over the Past 50 Years
GAVI
A major landmark study just published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives - or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute… Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Brazzaville Declares Mpox Epidemic
New Times
Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox (monkeypox), a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, after 19 cases were confirmed across five regions, including the… Read more »
South Africa: Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
GroundUp
Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal Read more »
Africa: Sugar in Baby Food - Why Nestlé Needs to Be Held to Account in Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nestlé has been criticised for adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries. The Swiss food giant controls 20% of the baby-food… Read more »
Liberia: Red Cross Wants Concerted Fight Against Malaria
New Dawn
Red Cross urges strong fight against Malaria, a killer disease in Liberia and rest of Africa. Read more »
Africa: USAID's Catalyst Study Expands HIV Prevention Options for Women and Girls in Africa
USAID
A USAID-supported study is expanding options for HIV prevention products for women and girls in Africa, a population disproportionately affected by the virus; in sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »
Madagascar: GPEI Boosts Madagascar's Fight Against Polio and Low Vaccination Rates [press release]
GAVI
A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Elimination Initiative (GPEI) is in Madagascar to support the country in strengthening routine immunisation while combatting a polio… Read more »
Africa: R21 Anti-Malaria Vaccine Is a Game Changer - Scientist Who Helped Design It Reflects On 30 Years of Research, and What It Promises [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Launches Anti-Malaria Vaccine for Children 5-18 Months Today
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia is taking a significant step forward in its fight against malaria with the official launch of an anti-malaria vaccine for children aged 5 to 18 months. The launch ceremony… Read more »
Ghana: 3 Scientists Receive $35,000 to Research Into Vaccines to Combat Emerging Diseases
Ghanaian Times
As part of Ghana's post COVID-19 recovery process, the government has awarded a $35,000 grant to three scientists to research into possible vaccines to combat emerging infectious… Read more »
Africa: Religion and Covid-19 - Methodists and Church of England Followers More Likely to Have Been Vaccinated Than Muslims and Pentecostals [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
There are many factors which affect how successfully a vaccine is rolled out. One of these is the public health communication strategy. Surprisingly, a key factor in determining… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Immunisation Efforts Saved Over 154m Lives in 50 Years - Study
Vanguard
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world on Wednesday to mark this year's World Immunisation Week, a landmark study has revealed that global immunisation efforts have saved an… Read more »
Africa: Over 50 Million Lives Saved Through Immunization Effort [press release]
GAVI
An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Launches Initiatives to Advance Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Surveillance in Africa [press release]
Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) kicked-off two groundbreaking projects: the Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS) and… Read more »
Eritrea: An Important Milestone in Health - Related Efforts and Progress
Shabait
Editor's note: this is the first article in a two-part series related to Eritrea's national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The following article unpacks the nation's… Read more »
Eritrea: World Malaria Day Observed
Shabait
World Malaria Day 2024 was observed at the regional level in Tsaeda Christian under the theme "Let's Strengthen Our Efforts Against Malaria." Read more »
Kenya: Healthcare Sector Leaders Call for Connectivity to Boost Patient Outcomes, Cut Costs
Capital FM
M-Tiba, a healthcare app, has urged the government to leverage more technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence, in the medicalcare sector to boost connectivity and… Read more »
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024: 'Accelerating The Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
WHO
On this World Malaria Day 2024, we unite under the theme "Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world." This theme, which is in sync with this year’s… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 24 April 2024 [document]
WHO
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »