July 17
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 »
December 05, 2023
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 »
November 13, 2023
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 »
June 06, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Sparks Global Concerns Over Health Access
Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the death penalty for offenders, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni, sparking international… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's New President 'Must Walk the Talk On Health'
Health experts in Nigeria say the country's president-elect who will be inaugurated on 29 May must prioritise health care and refrain from politicising it. Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: North Africa Disconnect 'Blocks Health Collaboration'
Health experts have condemned what they described as a disconnect between North and Sub-Saharan Africa, which they say is hindering the development of a comprehensive health… Read more »
March 03, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis 'Harming Research Integrity'
Researchers in South Africa are feeling the effects of the country's continuing power cuts and fear for the impact the electricity crisis is having on their research output. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Malawi: Sanitation Neglect 'Fuelling Malawi's Cholera Outbreak'
Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Q&A - Africa's New Order for Achieving Health Security
Africa now has a roadmap to help the continent achieve health security for sustainable development. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Fund Climate Adaptation' #AfricaClimateCrisis
Africa faces an impending climate change-induced calamity as developed countries fail to fulfil commitments to fund climate adaption on the continent, scientists say. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Africa: Climate Leaders Cheer Compensation Deal At COP27
Climate activists worldwide applauded an eleventh-hour deal for a loss and damage fund to compensate nations hit by climate catastrophes, the first of its kind in 30 years of… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: 'Robust Laws Needed' To Halt Forest Loss From Mining #AfricaClimateCrisis
Policymakers must develop and implement legislation and forest conservation programmes to halt the loss of tropical forests from industrial mining, environmental experts urge. Read more »