East Africa: New Blood Test Speeds Childhood Cancer Diagnosis

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Zimbabwe: Digital Tools Help Zimbabwe's HIV Migrants Stay in Care

As droves of Zimbabweans return home from South Africa in a wave of deportations and anti-immigrant sentiment, health experts warn that disruptions to HIV treatment could leave… Read more »

Africa: Cryptococcal Meningitis - Africa's Neglected HIV Killer

Greater diagnostic testing for cryptococcal meningitis could help avert 135,000 deaths a year in Africa, writes Edith Magak. Read more »

Africa: Ebola Response Highlights Value of African Science

Every part of the global response to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rests on an early act of African science. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Experts Warn Mistrust Is Fuelling DR Congo Ebola Outbreak

Frontline healthworkers trying to prevent the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing anger from local communities after years of neglect through… Read more »

Tanzania: Treating Elephantiasis Cuts HIV Risk in Tanzania

[DAR ES SALAAM, SciDev.Net] A mass drug campaign targeting a tropical parasitic worm infection in southwest Tanzania produced an unexpected result: a decline in new HIV infections. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine 'No Magic Bullet' for Elimination

Mass rollout of malaria vaccines is beginning to change the landscape of disease control in Africa. But success will depend less on availability and more on how well they are… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Malaria Fight Needs Stronger Local Research

As progress on malaria stalls, the case for local research in Africa is stronger than ever, write Edwine Barasa of KEMRI-Wellcome Research Programme and David Mukanga at the Gates… Read more »

Africa: Irrigation a Must for Smallholders in Changing Climate

Investing in irrigation technologies will make food security a more achievable goal in the decades ahead, writes Richard Colback of the International Finance Corporation. Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Stalls On Lead Rules, With Children At Risk

When a Liberian mother brings her child to hospital with learning difficulties or seizures, doctors cannot check whether lead poisoning is the cause. Read more »

Africa: African Climate Adaptation Finance Bolsters Defences

Climate adaptation finance models have led to measurable results in Benin, Namibia and Ethiopia, AU report finds. Read more »

Africa: Africa Urged to 'Mainstream' Homegrown Climate Adaptation

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Africa: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Gene Therapy a Distant Hope in Africa

As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated in the United States and Europe remains financially out… Read more »

Africa: One Health Strong On Paper, Weak Where Outbreaks Begin

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Nigeria: Why Nigeria May Be Missing Silent Mpox Transmission

New evidence suggests that mpox may be circulating quietly among healthy Nigerians, with some infections occurring without the symptoms that typically trigger detection by health… Read more »

Africa: African Scientists Push for Homegrown Pharma Innovation

Africa's health future hinges on its ability to finance and commercialise its own medical innovations, rather than rely on increasingly uncertain international funding, African… Read more »

Africa: Africa Pushes Back On US Health Deals Over Data, Power

A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the… Read more »

Madagascar: AI and Citizens Detect Invasive Mosquito in Madagascar

Researchers say they have used Artificial Intelligence and citizen-submitted photos to identify what they believe was the first Anopheles stephensi detected in Madagascar, amid a… Read more »

Africa: Africa-Led AI Crucial for Self-Reliant Healthcare

As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed… Read more »

Africa: 'Turn Crisis Into Opportunity' - African Health Leaders

African leaders urged the continent's health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress in vaccine manufacturing against a… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Lead Its Own Health Research Revolution

Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders from the African Voices of Science. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Keeps Rabies End Goal in Sight

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Uganda: Drug-Resistant Salmonella Rife in Uganda's Poorest Region

In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda - the country's poorest sub-region - children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages. Read more »

Africa: Rethink of African Health Finance Needed At UN Talks

As world leaders convene in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African policymakers eye an opportunity to redefine the continent's relationship with… Read more »

Africa: African Science and Tech 'Missing' From Wikipedia

Despite Africa's growing digital footprint, the continent's science and technology remains underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited sources of information. Read more »