Following Cholera Outbreak in Bati District, Amhara Health Authorities Take Action to Contain the Spread of the Disease
Addis Standard
Amid reports of a cholera outbreak in the Bati district within the Oromia special zone of the Amhara region, health authorities are swiftly responding to contain the spread of the… Read more »
A Looming Crisis - Kalungu District Grapples With Drug Shortages
Nile Post
A dark cloud hangs over Kalungu District, Uganda. Since January 2024, government health facilities have faced a critical shortage of essential drugs, leaving patients in a… Read more »
Uganda Considers Bailout for Struggling Vaccine Factory
Nile Post
Nearly half the requested funds (578 billion shillings) for the supplementary budget are earmarked for Dei Bio Pharma, a Ugandan pharmaceutical company struggling to keep its… Read more »
China Helps Uganda Fight Malaria As Global Funding Shrinks
Independent (Kampala)
For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda's Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business… Read more »
AHAS 2024 - Technology is a key part of Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach, according to Dr Kgosi Letlape [interview]
allAfrica
The 2024 edition of Africa Healthcare Summit was held in Accra on April 22-23, 2024. Organized by Zenith Global Health, this year's theme was " Advances in Public Health-Tackling… Read more »
Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine
VOA
Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to… Read more »
Africa Steps Up the Fight as Non-Communicable Diseases Rise Sharply
allAfrica
Non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are a leading cause of death globally, with a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries. NCDs are long-term conditions that… Read more »
Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination
Premium Times
The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries. Read more »
The Malaria Burden! [editorial]
The Point
Malaria is one of the most severe health problems worldwide. Despite being the leading cause of death in many developing countries, studies revealed that nearly half the world's… Read more »
TB Clinical Trials: An UnPrecedented €34 Million Price Tag in Drug Development [press release]
MSF
At the 5th WHO Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies conference today, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) presented the costs of its landmark TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial… Read more »
Nigeria Is Pioneering a New Vaccine to Fight Meningitis - Why This Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains… Read more »
Sugar in Infant Formulas - NAFDAC Speaks On Nestle Products in Nigeria
Premium Times
NAFDAC said unlike Cerelac, Nido, the follow-up milk formula by Nestle, was not registered in Nigeria and is not in the country's market. Read more »
Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
VOA
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries
Premium Times
"Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme." Read more »
Seven Animal Diseases That Are a Threat to Public Health
Independent (Kampala)
Veterinary doctors, also known as Veterinarians or Veterinary surgeons are trained to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent and control diseases in animals. In so doing, they have a… Read more »