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 »
July 27, 2023
Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya
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Africa: Africa's Research Equality Charter to 'Bridge Divide'
More than 90 universities and science institutions in Africa have endorsed a charter to redress the power imbalance in global knowledge and research production and close the gap… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Africa: Quarter of a Billion At Hunger Risk After War, Drought
Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the… Read more »
June 15, 2023
East Africa: Giraffes 'More Endangered Than Previously Thought'
Giraffes in East Africa may be more endangered than previously thought, researchers reveal in a study calling for more focused conservation strategies to protect them. Read more »
June 13, 2023
West Africa: Social Media Fuelling Risky Bushmeat Sales - Study
The use of social media by West African vendors to promote the illegal sale of bushmeat should be regulated to help prevent the emergence of diseases transmitted from animals to… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Kenya: Push-Pull Tech 'Controls Pests, Increases Maize Yields'
So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimising the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: Generation Game - Gene-Edited Mosquitos to Fight Malaria
Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Sparks Global Concerns Over Health Access
Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the death penalty for offenders, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni, sparking international… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: AI Crop Predictor Aids Africa's Crisis Planning
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's New President 'Must Walk the Talk On Health'
Health experts in Nigeria say the country's president-elect who will be inaugurated on 29 May must prioritise health care and refrain from politicising it. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill Threatens HIV Progress
Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, if signed into law, could lead to the withdrawal of foreign aid and threaten goals to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, advocates warn. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Adoption Pre-Empts WHO Green Light
The approval of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by Ghana and Nigeria is the first time a major malaria intervention has been adopted without World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Food Taboos Causing Malnutrition in Pregnant Women
One in five pregnant women in Ethiopia are deliberating staying under nourished for fear of fetal deformities and giving birth to big babies, public health researchers say. Read more »