June 13, 2024
South Africa: South African Authorities Warn of Mpox After 2 Deaths
Two people have died after contracting mpox, or monkeypox, South African health authorities said Thursday. Read more »
June 10, 2024
Malawi: Malawi Medical Workers Stage Strike Over Allowances
Medical workers in Malawi's public health facilities started a nationwide sit-in strike Monday to push the government to meet their longtime grievances, which include special… Read more »
June 03, 2024
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Authorities Urge Citizens to Cycle to Work
Faced with a broken public transit system, poor road conditions, fuel shortages and low salaries, Zimbabwean authorities are urging citizens to cycle to work, ostensibly for health… Read more »
May 30, 2024
Sudan: UN Warns of Nutrition Crisis for Women, Children in Sudan
United Nations aid agencies warn that an entire generation of children in war-torn Sudan is at risk of malnutrition, disease, and death without urgent action. Read more »
May 28, 2024
Cameroon: Cameroon Fights Period Stigma and Poverty On World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Cameroon is observing World Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28) with caravans visiting schools and public spaces to educate people about social taboos that women should not be seen in… Read more »
May 09, 2024
Kenya: Kenyan Doctors End 8-Week Strike After Deal With Government
Kenyan doctors will report to work starting Friday, after they agreed with the government on how they can be paid their salary arrears. Read more »
May 08, 2024
Nigeria: Nigerians Turn to Unproven Asthma Treatments As Inhaler Costs Rise
In Nigeria, soaring inhaler costs pose a significant challenge for asthma patients, especially as the world marked Asthma Day this week. Read more »
April 25, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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 »