June 23, 2011
Africa: Extending Health Insurance and Free Care
Dr. Salif Samake is Mali's director of Health Planning and Statistics and oversees management of the ministries of Health, Social Affairs, and the Promotion of Women, Children and… Read more »
Africa: Poor Resources Delay Achievement of Development Goals
Moussa Mbaye is the secretary general of Senegal's Ministry of Health. He recently attended the International Conference on Global Health in Washington, DC, as part of the… Read more »
June 12, 2011
Africa: Education Vital to Good Health
Dr. Samuel A.S. Kargbo is the director of reproductive health in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation. He recently attended the International Conference on Global… Read more »
June 23, 2011
Africa: Thinking Local to Build Health Systems
Francis Omaswa is executive director of the African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST), an initiative incorporated in Uganda and promoted by a network of… Read more »
June 20, 2011
Africa: Tupac's Godfather - RIP in Africa
Born in the swamps of Louisiana as Elmer Pratt, he died at the foot of Mount Kilamanjaro as Geronimo ji-Jaga. From decorated Vietnam war veteran to anti- government Black Panther,… Read more »
June 16, 2011
Africa: Efforts to Set Up Social Security Nets Grow
A new study assessing World Bank support for programs that target the most vulnerable people shows that social safety nets (SSNs) are achieving their objectives and there is a… Read more »
June 14, 2011
Africa: Is Your Cellphone Bad for Your Health?
A recent international conference focused on the use of cellphones to aid health care, made me think about my own health and my own phone. Read more »
June 13, 2011
Africa: AllAfrica Co-Founder Amadou Ba on 'Most Influential' List
AllAfrica co-founder Amadou Mahtar Ba has been selected one of 100 'most influential' Africans by New African magazine. Mr. Ba currently chairs the AllAfrica board and… Read more »
Africa: Donors Pledge U.S. $4.3 Billion to Immunize Children
Major public and private donors have pledged more than U.S.$4.3 billion to immunize at least 250 million of the world's poorest children against life-threatening diseases over the… Read more »
Africa: Mobile Phones Improve Health Across Continent
Peter Benjamin is the general manager of Cell-Life, a South African non-profit organisation that uses cellphones to assist with healthcare in the HIV/Aids sector. Cell-Life is… Read more »
June 09, 2011
Africa: Call to Assess Role of Mobile Technology in Health
With more than 70 percent of the world’s five billion cellphone users living in low- and middle-income countries, mobile technology is seen as offering the potential to… Read more »
June 06, 2011
Africa: 'To Eradicate Hunger, Treat Small Farms as Business'
Feeding the world’s hungry is the challenge of our times, says Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, an energetic advocate for poor people, particularly poor, rural women. Nwanze is president… Read more »
June 05, 2011
Africa: Exploring Mobile Communications for Healthcare
An inaugural summit on the use of mobile communications to support healthcare opens in Cape Town on Monday. Read more »
June 01, 2011
Africa: Somali Journalists Killed With Impunity
Somalia is the world's second most murderous country for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
May 26, 2011
Africa: Widespread Progress, Better Quality of Life
Critics of foreign aid to Africa say that much of the assistance goes to waste. But author and economist Charles Kenny sees things differently. Kenny, who writes a weekly column… Read more »
May 18, 2011
Africa: West Has Taken Sides in Libyan 'Civil War,' Says Annan
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan believes the Western coalition fighting Libya's Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi has "crossed a line" and is now "fighting on one side… Read more »
May 17, 2011
Africa: Genetic Discovery Could Benefit Farmers
Scientists have discovered two genes in cattle that may help African farmers improve their livelihoods by preventing premature deaths in their herds from the trypanosome parasite… Read more »
May 16, 2011
Africa: World Marginalizes Continent in Quest for Democracy, Says Mbeki
Popular uprisings in North Africa have given a boost to democratization across the continent, but the world has marginalized Africa in the handling of recent crises in the… Read more »
May 13, 2011
Africa: Sustained Growth, With Jobs Vital for Reducing Poverty - IMF's Sayeh
With regard to Africa, the International Monetary Fund's engagement historically has been overshadowed by its Washington neighbor and intergovernmental counterpart, the World Bank,… Read more »
Africa: Mobile Phones, Radio Promote Rights, Says Amnesty International
Much needs to be done to secure human rights in Africa, but "the tide is turning" and mobile phones and FM radio have arguably done more than most other conventional methods to… Read more »
May 06, 2011
Africa: Ethiopia to Host 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa
Ethiopia will host the next World Economic Forum's Africa meeting a year from now. At a press conference in Cape Town, Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said he is… Read more »
Africa: 'Tellers and Cashiers' of Africa's Wealth Are Key to Development
When it comes to development policies, alongside all the statistics of hunger and need, and the totals of dollars spent, it must be remembered that what matters most is that… Read more »
May 05, 2011
Africa: 'Time Running Out' for Leaders Who Outstay Welcome - Obasanjo
The former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has told African leaders who outstay their people's welcome that "time is running out" for them. Read more »
Africa: Africa Transforms to 'Continent of Hope,' Says Annan
Despite high-profile setbacks, Africa has in the past decade changed from being "the hopeless continent" to "the continent of hope", former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says in… Read more »
April 29, 2011
Africa: Sustain 'Fragile' Successes in Fight Against Malaria
We have encouraging news out of Africa this week of World Malaria Day, as we take stock of the illnesses and deaths caused by this longtime scourge. Read more »