February 15
Africa: South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering
South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. Read more »
December 22, 2023
Africa: Mentorship Key to Building Africa's Research Capacity
This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »
South Africa: Breakthrough Raspberry TB Meds Available for Children
A new child-friendly formulation of rifapentine, approved for TB prevention in children, promises easier access and improved treatment outcomes. Read more »
December 20, 2023
West Africa: In West Africa, Food Poisoning Is Silently On the Prowl
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December 09, 2023
South Africa: Research Council Supports South Africa's Young Researchers
The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) says it is reshaping the landscape for emerging researchers in Africa through its commitment to mentorship. Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Data Crucial for Africa's Mental Health Response
A dearth of basic data on mental health conditions, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease, is preventing people in Africa from accessing the care… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: African Govts to Coordinate Outbreak Response
Over 90 per cent of African countries should be able to coordinate healthcare worker surges and other emergency measures within the next five years when faced with a disease… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Catalysing Momentum for Health Negotiations At COP28
Inaugural health day at COP28 climate summit could be 'watershed moment', write directors of Amref Health Africa. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: Inclusive Policies Could Close Africa's Stem Gender Gap
This article was supported by IDRC. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: AI a 'Potent Remedy' for Africa's Health Challenges
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa's health care sector if innovators, researchers and policymakers collaborated… Read more »
November 13, 2023
Africa: Pooled Procurement to Transform Africa's Vaccine Market
To protect public health, African states must work together to reshape vaccine access and promote self-sufficiency, write Akhona Tshangela and Jean Kaseya ahead of the Third… Read more »
November 03, 2023
Africa: Tambo Partnerships 'Can Transform Research in Africa'
This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Pesticide Policy Failings in Africa a Risk to Health
Stronger legislation is needed to curb the influx of illegal pesticide products in Africa, says chemicals risk expert Fredrick Otieno. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Africa: UN Pledges On TB Met With Caution By Health Community
World leaders must be held to account over renewed commitments to end TB including licensing a new vaccine, the global health community urged following a highly anticipated UN… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Africa: World Still in Shadow of Covid-19 Mental Health Legacy
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October 06, 2023
Africa: African Firms 'Need Know-How to Make New Malaria Jab'
Vaccine developers must share the know-how behind a groundbreaking new malaria jab so it can be rolled out efficiently to poor populations in Africa that need it most, according to… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Uganda: Fish Smoking Kiln Cuts Cancer Risks
Pioneers of a fish smoking kiln designed to reduce the risk of cancer and other health problems say it is improving the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of women in Uganda. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Africa: Rattled Rice Importing Countries Eye Self-Sufficiency
An Indian export ban on non-basmati rice has spurred calls to pursue greater self-sufficiency among rice-consuming countries and expand rice production to new areas such as Africa… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Malawi: Health Workers Primed to Fight Breast Cancer in Malawi
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Africa: Africa Climate Summit Pledges 'Ignore Smallholders'
Commitments made at the first African Climate Summit, which will form the basis of talks at COP28 last this year, failed to address adequately the challenges facing the continent's… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Africa: 'Culture of Secrecy' Thwarting Data Sharing in Africa
The absence of a culture for sharing scientific data in many African countries is costing the continent numerous opportunities for accelerating its development, scientists warn. Read more »
August 28, 2023
Africa: Climate Monitoring Upgrades Urgently Needed in Africa
Damage and deaths caused by climate-related disasters across Africa will balloon if the continent's so-called "hydromet" infrastructure for monitoring weather and water and is not… Read more »
August 17, 2023
West Africa: Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak
As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Africa: Treating TB Contacts 'Saves Money' - Study
Administering preventive tuberculosis (TB) treatment to contacts of infected people could significantly cut deaths, and save money, researchers say. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Africa: Disability in a Pandemic - Africa's Forgotten Families
In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with… Read more »