Malawi: Health Workers Primed to Fight Breast Cancer in Malawi

Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the… Read more »

West Africa: Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak

As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West… Read more »

Africa: Disability in a Pandemic - Africa's Forgotten Families

In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with… Read more »

Africa: Treating TB Contacts 'Saves Money' - Study

Administering preventive tuberculosis (TB) treatment to contacts of infected people could significantly cut deaths, and save money, researchers say. Read more »

Africa: Generation Game - Gene-Edited Mosquitos to Fight Malaria

Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Social Media Fuelling Risky Bushmeat Sales - Study

The use of social media by West African vendors to promote the illegal sale of bushmeat should be regulated to help prevent the emergence of diseases transmitted from animals to… Read more »

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 »

Ethiopia: Food Taboos Causing Malnutrition in Pregnant Women

One in five pregnant women in Ethiopia are deliberating staying under nourished for fear of fetal deformities and giving birth to big babies, public health researchers say. Read more »

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill Threatens HIV Progress

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, if signed into law, could lead to the withdrawal of foreign aid and threaten goals to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, advocates warn. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Adoption Pre-Empts WHO Green Light

The approval of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by Ghana and Nigeria is the first time a major malaria intervention has been adopted without World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »

Africa: Covid Lessons Could Ease Cholera Outbreak - Moeti

Lessons learnt in the COVID-19 pandemic about how to ramp up vaccine production could help ease Africa's cholera outbreak, according to Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania On High Alert After Marburg Outbreak

Tanzania has heightened disease surveillance and prevention measures to contain its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), which is highly infectious and potentially… Read more »

Nigeria: Vaccine Gap 'Fuelling Nigeria's Diphtheria Outbreak'

Low vaccine coverage and weak infrastructure have fuelled a recurrence of diphtheria in Nigeria, especially in rural areas beset by poor access to healthcare services, public… Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Currency Shortage 'Harming Healthcare Access'

A currency scarcity in Nigeria, caused by the replacement of old bank notes, is causing delays in accessing healthcare services and even costing lives, in a system that relies… Read more »

Africa: What Will It Take to Boost Africa's Vaccine Production?

This article was supported by Global Health Strategies. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's R&D Spending Declined During Covid-19

South Africa's overall research and development (R&D) spending dropped by 7.6 per cent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but R&D expenditure in the government… Read more »

Cameroon: Covid-19 Undermines Effort to Eliminate Polio

This article was supported by Global Health Strategies. Read more »

Africa: Maternal Deaths Data Points to Covid Vaccine Policy Gap

COVID-19 in pregnancy could reverse the slow but steady gains made in maternal and neonatal mortality reduction in Africa and set back progress towards global goals, unless… Read more »

Africa: Q&A - Neglected Diseases Face Final Funding Hurdle

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) - a set of 20 diseases including river blindness and sleeping sickness - affect more than a billion people globally, with Africa accounting for… Read more »

Africa: AI Tool '98% Correct' to Predict Mosquitoes' Age

Using machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research and improve surveillance programmes,… Read more »

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 »

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 »

East Africa: Free School Meals 'Could Help Child Brain Development'

Countries worldwide need to increase emphasis on the need for healthy nutrition from childhood, including school years to adulthood, to help in brain development, a scientist says. Read more »