Community-Led HIV Care Gives Malawi a Blueprint for Ending Mother-to-Child Transmission
allAfrica
Malawi is making impressive strides towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New evidence shows a very low HIV positivity rate among HIV-exposed infants… Read more »
All of Africa Today - August 4, 2026
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New Centre Opens At Heart of Record Ebola Outbreak
UN News
New UN-backed centres will serve eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as confirmed Ebola cases continued to climb sharply over the weekend in the largest ever outbreak of… Read more »
All of Africa Today - August 3, 2026
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Aircraft Deployed to Battle Table Mountain Fire - South African News Briefs - August 3, 2026
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Healers Cleared to Own Govt Wildlife Trophies
Daily News
THE Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) has announced the implementation of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's directive allowing traditional healers to legally own… Read more »
U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten South Africa's HIV Response As Global Leaders Warn of Widening Health System Disruptions
Health-e
Decades of progress in the fight against HIV are at risk as funding cuts trigger global disruptions to health systems, leaving vulnerable communities with fewer services and… Read more »
Maternal and Child Health Crisis Deepens in Jebel Marra, Darfur [blog]
Darfur Network for Human Rights
A severe shortage of hospitals and health centres continues to threaten the lives of mothers and children across the Jebel Marra region of Darfur. As a result, communities are left… Read more »
Mothers Still Lack Support to Breastfeed, UN Warns
UN News
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned. Read more »
China Sends Third Medical Expert Team to DR Congo for Ebola Response
AIM
China's third medical expert team for the Ebola response arrived in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Saturday to support the country's efforts to… Read more »
AHEFT Prize Launched to Recognise African Universities Leading Higher Education Transformation [interview]
allAfrica
As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making… Read more »
50 in Custody Over Illicit Alcohol Production, Distribution
New Times
At least 50 people have been arrested over the production and distribution of illicit alcohol as the government intensifies a nationwide crackdown on illegal manufacturers linked… Read more »
After Accra, Africa's Health Sovereignty Needs Receipts [analysis]
African Arguments
Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa's health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges… Read more »
Kenya, Beginnings Fund Sign Sh10.4bn Deal to Improve Maternal and Newborn Care
Capital FM
The Government has signed a five-year partnership with the Beginnings Fund to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare across 21 priority counties through an investment of USD 80… Read more »
Kibong'oto Hospital Upgraded to National Institute
Daily News
TANZANIA has strengthened its fight against infectious diseases after the former Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital (KIDH) in Kilimanjaro Region has been officially upgraded… Read more »
