April 06, 2023
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 »
March 30, 2023
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 »
March 27, 2023
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 »
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 14, 2023
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 »
February 28, 2023
Africa: What Will It Take to Boost Africa's Vaccine Production?
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February 22, 2023
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 »
February 21, 2023
Cameroon: Covid-19 Undermines Effort to Eliminate Polio
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February 07, 2023
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 »
February 20, 2023
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 »
January 25, 2023
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 »
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 »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Increase Routine Immunisation to Halt Polio Resurgence
COVID-19 is fuelling a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio globally, but even more so in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, experts say. Read more »
Africa: Regaining Control in the Fight Against Polio
In August 2020, Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus. But new cases of the disease have emerged in Malawi and in Mozambique this year. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Africa Grapples With Ending Open Defecation
Africa's quest to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending open defecation by 2030 could be in jeopardy as many countries lack access to basic water services,… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: 'Best Yet' Malaria Vaccine Developers Eye 2023 Rollout
Researchers say they plan to roll out a new malaria vaccine next year after tests on children in West Africa found it to be up to 80 per cent effective. Read more »
August 29, 2022
Nigeria: Costs Cast Cloud Over Cervical Cancer Vaccine Plan
Nigeria's latest target for introducing a life-saving vaccine against cervical cancer has been branded unrealistic by health specialists as cost concerns have yet to be addressed,… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: Africa Braces Against Marburg Virus After Ghana Cases
Africa must ramp up its surveillance and detection infrastructure in the light of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, public health leaders have warned. Read more »
August 11, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox Decision a Shot in the Arm for African Health
The decision to designate monkeypox a global health emergency will provide the much-needed stimulus for health institutions in the region to combat the virus, infectious disease… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake 'Rising in Africa'
The uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa means that high-risk individuals are protected against severe infections and vaccine targets set by the World Health Organization will be… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: Improve Antibiotics Access to Beat 'Silent Pandemic'
Better access to antibiotics and antiviral medicines could slow down the spread of drug resistance in the global South, according to a new study released Thursday (9 June). Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Respiratory Virus 'Kills 100,000 Children Under Five'
As COVID-19 and monkeypox hog the limelight, new research sheds light on the devastating potential of another viral disease--the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)--that kills more… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa 'Must Step Up Surveillance' to Curb Monkeypox
African governments must focus on investing in their surveillance systems and strengthening preparedness to curb the rapid spread of infectious diseases like monkeypox, experts… Read more »