Africa: 'A Great Loss' - SciDev Former Africa Editor Passes Away

"A great loss" for science journalism as Kenyan science journalist Ochieng' Ogodo--the former head of SciDev.Net's English language Africa edition--passed away in the early hours… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Cholera Resurgence Exposes Funding Failures

Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis. Read more »

Africa: WHO Cancer Drug Plan Lifts Hope for African Children

Zambia and five other low- and middle-income countries will receive free cancer medicines for children through a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative that promises to close… Read more »

Africa: African Fishers 'Ignored' Despite Vital Role

Africa's small-scale fishers are being overlooked in policymaking, despite providing the most stock and nutritional value of any region, according to new analysis. Read more »

Africa: Q&A - Malaria Fight Needs Whole-of-Society Approach

From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a "whole-of-society" approach is needed to successfully shut down malaria, according to Michael… Read more »

Africa: Universal Health Coverage Is Not an Impossible Goal

Africa must strengthen health systems through innovation and collaboration to achieve universal health coverage, write Mengistu Asnake, Rispah Walumbe. Read more »

Africa: Genebanks Needed for Climate-Resilient Crops to Thrive

Africa must protect its agricultural biodiversity to build a food-secure future, writes Joyce Maru, Africa director at the International Potato Center. Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Champion HIV Response to Secure Success

Africa must take ownership of its HIV response, write Izukanji Sikazwe and Magda Robalo, co-chairs of the African-led HIV Control Working Group. Read more »

Africa: Donor Funding Falls Short for Africa's Digital Health

As African countries struggle with overburdened healthcare systems, limited resources, and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, digital health innovations… Read more »

Africa: AI Sifts Africa's Natural Remedies for Drug Discovery

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and traditional medicine may seem like strange bedfellows but African researchers are harnessing both to advance drug discovery on the continent. Read more »

Africa: Lack of African Data Causing 'Policy Missteps'

A lack of Africa-generated scientific evidence is hampering effective policymaking and weakening Africa's trading position, said Lise Korsten, president of the African Academy of… Read more »

Africa: Zero-Infection HIV Drug 'Must Be Affordable'

An HIV prevention drug proven to protect women from the virus with just two injections a year must be made available at an affordable price for those at risk in low- and… Read more »

Africa: Boys Born With Higher Natural Resistance to HIV, Study Finds

Baby girls are more likely to acquire HIV from their mothers during pregnancy or childbirth than infant boys, who are conversely more likely to achieve cure or remission,… Read more »

Africa: Nourishing Roots - Why Women's Health Matters for All

Investment in locally led-innovation and midwifery can transform child and maternal health, write Nigerian health minister Muhammad Ali Pate and Samba Sow, former minister of… Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policymaking

This article was produced with the support of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA). Read more »

Africa: Data Arms Africa's Fight Against Malaria

Year after year, hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa are lost to malaria--a preventable and treatable disease. Read more »

Africa: South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering

South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. Read more »

Africa: Mentorship Key to Building Africa's Research Capacity

This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »

Africa: Data Crucial for Africa's Mental Health Response

A dearth of basic data on mental health conditions, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease, is preventing people in Africa from accessing the care… Read more »

Africa: African Govts to Coordinate Outbreak Response

Over 90 per cent of African countries should be able to coordinate healthcare worker surges and other emergency measures within the next five years when faced with a disease… Read more »

Africa: Catalysing Momentum for Health Negotiations At COP28

Inaugural health day at COP28 climate summit could be 'watershed moment', write directors of Amref Health Africa. Read more »

Africa: Inclusive Policies Could Close Africa's Stem Gender Gap

This article was supported by IDRC. Read more »

Africa: Tambo Partnerships 'Can Transform Research in Africa'

This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »

Africa: AI a 'Potent Remedy' for Africa's Health Challenges

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa's health care sector if innovators, researchers and policymakers collaborated… Read more »

Africa: Pooled Procurement to Transform Africa's Vaccine Market

To protect public health, African states must work together to reshape vaccine access and promote self-sufficiency, write Akhona Tshangela and Jean Kaseya ahead of the Third… Read more »