Khayelitsha Clinic to Remain Closed After Extortion Incident
GroundUp
City of Cape Town is conducting a risk assessment Read more »
MSF Establishes a New Project in Southwest Ethiopia Region [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a new health project in Southwest Ethiopia Region, Ethiopia, marking the beginning of a stable presence in the area. The… Read more »
New African Research Shapes the Future of HIV Treatment Globally [press release]
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Failure to adhere to HIV treatment is costing lives The Ndovu Study is strengthening HIV treatment by redefining how treatment failure and drug resistance are detected, managed,… Read more »
From Emergency to Endurance - What It Will Take to Sustain Mpox Control in Africa [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
For the first time since the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was established, the agency used its expanded mandate under the revised 2022 statutes to… Read more »
MSF Launches an Emergency Response in El Obeid [press release]
MSF
As violence continues to spread across Sudan, the Kordofans, in the south-central part of the country, has remained one of the most volatile and active conflict zones. This is… Read more »
Ugandan Study Finds Self-Injectable Contraception Boosts Women's Decision-Making
Nile Post
A new 12-month cohort study in Eastern and Northern Uganda has found that women who choose to self-inject a contraceptive called DMPA-SC experience a measurable increase in… Read more »
Why Many Children in Rwanda Live With Undiagnosed H. Pylori Infections
New Times
H. pylori is widely recognised by clinicians as one of the leading causes of chronic gastric conditions in the country. Read more »
Public Healthcare and Contracting Out - Can It Work? Global Review Presents Some Answers [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Universal health coverage - ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it - is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more »
Law Firm Seeks Disclosure, Pause On Gene-Drive Mosquito Projects
Capital FM
Dahir, Affey, Abdullahi and Associates Advocates has written to the Ministry of Health demanding full disclosure on whether Kenya has approved or is considering the use of… Read more »
MPs Evoke a Move Towards Job Creation and Fiscal Discipline
Botswana Daily News
The ongoing parliamentary debate on the 2026/27 Budget has highlighted a significant shift in Botswana's economic strategy, moving away from government-led spending toward a… Read more »
Nigeria to Host the 2026 Inherited Blood Disorders Leadership Forum in Abuja [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Abuja, Nigeria -- 11 February 2026 -- The Nigeria Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion, in collaboration with the National Blood Service Agency and in partnership with the… Read more »
How Medicines Pricing Works in South Africa and How It Might Change in Future
spotlight
In South Africa, as in many places, pharmaceutical companies are not free to change medicine prices as they wish. In his latest Inside The Box column, Dr Andy Gray unpacks how… Read more »
Cervical Cancer - How a Hospital Visit Changed Everything for a Mother of Five
New Times
Anathalie Mukamanzi never imagined that a routine health campaign would save her life. For more than four months, the 50-year-old mother of five had lived with persistent lower… Read more »
Daily Trek Up a Mountain to Collect Firewood for Villagers Without Electricity
Health-e
At 6am on a Saturday morning, 43-year-old Luvhengo Vhulahani leaves her homestead in Tshakhuma village in Limpopo's Makhado Municipality. It's 8am when she returns. She walks… Read more »
Municipality Cleans Hluvukani Waste Sites After Health-E News Exposé
Health-e
On Monday, eNews reported on the appalling state of waste collection in Hluvukani in Mpumalanga. Residents described how the large metal refuse bins placed by the Bushbuckridge… Read more »
