December 20
South Africa: Health Department Warns of Rise of Rubella - South African News Briefs - December 20, 2024
Read more »
December 17
Africa: Vaping Policies Could Have Unintended Consequences on Youth Smoking Behavior
While vaping is not entirely harm-free, it is a scientifically proven tool for reducing the harm from tobacco combustion and, in some cases, an effective smoking cessation aid. In… Read more »
Africa: Technovation 2024 Highlights PMI's Progress Toward Smoke-Free Future
With just five years remaining until Philip Morris International's (PMI) 2030 smoke-free target, aiming for over two-thirds of the company’s revenue to come from smoke-free… Read more »
December 16
Africa: Birth of a Game-Changer - The WHO Academy's Vision for Global Health
During my time as Minister of Health in Ethiopia, we wanted to transform the country’s health system, and I was looking for guidance on how to do it. It turned out the World… Read more »
December 13
South Africa: Scandal Rocks Oxygen Plant Tender - South African News Briefs - December 13, 2024
Read more »
December 09
Africa: The Deadly Comeback of a Preventable Killer - Measles
Vaccines can prevent the disease, but hundreds of thousands, mostly children, die every year Read more »
Africa: Decade-Long Study Reveals Key Drivers of Global Health Success
The most effective public health outcomes are often driven by shared factors across countries Read more »
December 06
Africa: 'We Are Still Losing People To Mpox'
Africa continues to experience an increase in Mpox cases with hundreds of new infections confirmed in the past week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control warned in its latest… Read more »
South Africa: Le Kip Kip Revolutionizes HIV Prevention Conversations Among South African Women
Venessa Chen - a research program coordinator at the Program for Implementation Equity Research within the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights - shared her… Read more »
Southern Africa: From '1-in-3' to Zero Tolerance - Shattering the Chains of Gender-Based Violence
It is estimated that one out of eight women and girls will experience sexual violence before the age of 18 as a result of gender-based violence. Read more »
December 05
Africa: World AIDS Day - This Is How We Can Fight the Second Biggest Killer of People with HIV
When I recently visited a hospital ward in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, I left feeling deeply distraught. Over a dozen patients with HIV were admitted with cryptococcal… Read more »
December 04
South Africa: Trapped Illegal Miners Request Beef and Porridge - South African News Briefs - December 04, 2024
Read more »
December 03
Africa: Power of Choice - Family Planning as a Tool for Sustainable Development
Imagine a world where men bear the burden of family planning but lack the power to make decisions about it; a world in which the societal expectation to be fathers and husbands… Read more »
December 02
South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Grows During Spaza Shop Controversy
Spaza shops have been a key topic in South Africa's online xenophobic dialogue for years because many of these convenience stores are owned by Africans from other parts of the… Read more »
December 01
Africa: A Tomato, Sex and HIV - The High Cost of Inequalities
This World AIDS Day, we have some good news. Our collective efforts are yielding results. There has been major progress in the HIV response in East and Southern Africa, the region… Read more »
December 02
South Sudan: Malaria Vaccine in South Sudan - Now It's Time for Life-Saving Pneumonia and Rotavirus Vaccines
In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5… Read more »
November 27
South Africa: Police Foil Kidnapping Attempt in Ivory Park - South African News Briefs - November 27, 2024
Read more »
November 22
South Africa: Yaz Plus Birth Control Pills Recalled in South Africa Over Packaging Error
A serious packaging error has led to an immediate recall of a specific batch of Yaz Plus birth control pills in South Africa. Read more »
Africa: Unveiling Africa's Greatest Hidden Assets - The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs
The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank's 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa's economic performance was strong and shows resilience, but that… Read more »
November 20
Angola: Mitrelli and Angola Inaugurate Third Hospital in just one Year
This week, the Swiss company Mitrelli celebrated another milestone in the West African country of Angola, inaugurating its third state of the art hospital in the space of a… Read more »
November 19
South Africa: Linen Crisis Hits Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - South African News Briefs - November 19, 2024
Read more »
November 18
Africa: Long Covid - 'I Don't Think Govts Are Taking It Seriously Enough' - Prof Resia Pretorius
In Part 1 of the interview Juanita Williams from allAfrica had with Professor Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University, Pretorius spoke about her extensive research on blood… Read more »
Tanzania: Emergency Crews Continue Rescue Ops in Deadly Dar es Salaam Building Collapse
November 16 building collapse leaves 13 people dead Read more »
November 17
Africa: For the First Time, the Elimination of a Cancer is Within Our Reach
Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities… Read more »
November 14
South Africa: 'Smoke Them Out' Remark at Illegal Miners Sparks Outrage - South African News Briefs - November 14, 2024
Read more »
allAfrica.com (Washington, DC)
allAfrica.com is operated by AllAfrica Global Media, a multi-media content service provider and hosted by AllAfrica, Inc., the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide.
Website: https://allafrica.com/
