April 25
Nigeria: Soaring Prices Threaten Nigeria's Malaria Control
Thursday, April 25, marked World Malaria Day, a day to mark progress against the deadly disease. In Nigeria, that progress is being threatened by soaring drug costs caused by… Read more »
April 26
Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine
Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to… Read more »
April 24
Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. Read more »
April 17
Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
April 09
Kenya: Striking Kenyan Doctors Hold Demonstrations in Nairobi Amid Stalemate
Kenyan doctors held new demonstrations Tuesday in their push for better pay and working conditions. Read more »
April 08
Mozambique: 'Misinformation About Cholera Outbreak' Led to 97 Boat Deaths
At least 97 people died when an overloaded boat capsized and sank off the coast of Mozambique late Sunday, state-run Radio Mozambique reported, citing local officials. Read more »
March 23
Somalia: Cholera Kills At Least 54 in Somalia - Humanitarians Call for Action
At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this… Read more »
March 18
Gambia: Gambian Lawmakers to Vote On Bill to Repeal FGM Ban
A Monday vote could make Gambia the first country to repeal its ban on female genital cutting. Also referred to as female genital mutilation, or FGM, the procedure includes the… Read more »
Eswatini: Eswatini Moves to Revise Century-Old Colonial Law to Legalize Medical Cannabis
Eswatini is joining many of its African neighbors in legalizing cannabis for medical purposes, revising a colonial drug law dating back a century. Read more »
March 17
Sudan: World Ignores Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation in Sudan - WHO
April marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, sparked by a power struggle between two rival generals. Aid organizations say the war is having catastrophic consequences… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Negligence Escalates Hunger Crisis in Northwest Nigeria, Aid Group Says
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said this week that Nigeria's northwest region is experiencing "catastrophic" levels of malnutrition and disease outbreaks as it copes… Read more »
February 23
Cameroon: Cameroon Hosts Conference On Chronic Child Malnutrition
Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, to discuss chronic child malnutrition… Read more »
January 31
Kenya: Third Round of Polio Vaccination Targets High-Risk Counties in Northeastern Kenya
A polio vaccination campaign that was planned for November but postponed due to heavy rains and floods is finally taking place in three high risk counties in the northeastern part… Read more »
January 29
Malawi: Malawi Launches New Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Amid Rising Cases
The Malawi government and the World Health Organization launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday in 10 of the country's 29 districts. This is partly in response to… Read more »
January 25
Namibia: Namibian President to Undergo Medical Treatment in Los Angeles
Namibian President Hage Geingob is set to undergo medical treatment in the United States after an exam found the possible return of cancerous cells in his body, according to a news… Read more »
January 24
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Hopeful UN Cholera Vaccines Will Contain Outbreak
Zimbabwean health authorities -- battling a cholera outbreak that has infected about 20,000 people and killed more than 370 -- say they hope donated vaccines will ease the spread… Read more »
January 22
Cameroon: Cameroon Rolls Out First Routine Malaria Vaccination Program for Children
Monday Cameroon became the first country to establish a routine malaria vaccination program for children. Read more »
January 17
Africa: UN Concerned By Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries
The U.N.'s Children's Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe "very… Read more »
January 11
Africa: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies - WHO
The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Sudan: In Sudan, Health Care Crisis Looms for Unborn, Newborn As Conflict Escalates
According to the British charity Save the Children, some 30,000 children will be born in war-torn Sudan over the next three months without access to proper medical care, such as… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Bedbugs Imported From Europe Infest Towns and Villages
Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state's capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages.… Read more »
November 30, 2023
South Africa: New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africa
There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that prevents development of HIV showing excellent results in trials. There are still some obstacles… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Libya: After the Flood - Thousands Still Missing Amid Mental Health Crisis
In some places the water came on like a pack of cars, speeding more than 120 kilometers an hour over the tops of 30-meter-high palm trees. Read more »
November 01, 2023
Sudan: Disease Outbreaks Rise As Health System Breaks Down
The World Health Organization warns that disease outbreaks, malnutrition and non-communicable diseases are rising in war-torn Sudan, with devastating consequences for millions of… Read more »