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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Inclusive Policies Could Close Africa's Stem Gender Gap

This article was supported by IDRC. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Tambo Partnerships 'Can Transform Research in Africa'

This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: World Still in Shadow of Covid-19 Mental Health Legacy

This article was supported by Lloyd's Register Foundation Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya

This article is supported by CABI. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »