Africa HealthTech Summit Pushes Policy Reform for Innovation
The fourth Africa HealthTech Summit opened in Kigali on Oct. 13 with a strong call for African governments to adopt...
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Health Taxes Shape Africa’s Path to Sustainable Financing
The 34th Board of Governors meeting of the African Capacity Building Foundation in Addis Ababa on Tuesday featured an engaging...
Ghana Renews Mercy Ships Partnership to Boost Surgical Care
The Government of Ghana has renewed its partnership with international charity Mercy Ships, with plans for the hospital ship Global...
Sanitation Data in Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Major Challenges
Utilities and municipalities across sub-Saharan Africa continue to face major hurdles in managing data related to non-sewered sanitation, according to...
Botswana Unveils $375 Million Health First Fund to Revive Public Health
Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko on Monday announced a sweeping initiative to revitalize Botswana’s strained public health system, unveiling a...
Global South Leaders Unite at World Health Assembly for Child Survival
GENEVA - Health ministers and representatives from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia gathered on the sidelines of the 78th World...
New Diagnostic Factory in Nigeria Marks Step Toward Africa’s Medical Self-Reliance
SAGAMU, Nigeria - Governor Dapo Abiodun on Friday commissioned Nigeria’s first large-scale rapid diagnostic test kit factory, describing it as...
Guinée, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzanie ou Togo : qui dirigera l’OMS Afrique en pleine crise de financement ?
L'OMS Afrique élit son directeur le 18 mai 2025 à Genève. Quatre candidats proposent différentes réformes face aux défis financiers...
As Funding Declines, WHO Africa Prepares to Choose New Leader
GENEVA - With health systems under strain and funding in decline, the World Health Organization’s Africa region faces an important...
Lake Chad Basin Countries Launch Polio Drive to Protect 83 Million Children
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo - Health ministers from five Lake Chad Basin countries have launched a landmark synchronized polio vaccination campaign targeting...
Madagascar Secures $68 Million for Economic and Governance Reforms
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar Madagascar has secured $68 million in concessional financing to support a new phase of economic and governance reforms...
Morocco Overtakes South Africa as Africa’s Leading Industrial Economy
African Development Bank's 2025 Industrialization Index ranks Morocco first on the continent, citing export diversification and sustained industrial policy reforms,...
All Eyes on Ethiopia as Seventh General Election Approaches
African Union and IGAD observer missions are monitoring Ethiopia’s seventh general election as more than 50.5 million registered voters prepare...
Ethiopia Demands Action-Oriented Shift in Global Climate Finance Ahead of COP32
With COP32 one year away and set to be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is making the case that Africa...