Rwanda Drafts Harm Reduction Guidelines for People Who Inject Drugs
KIGALI, RWANDA — Public health authorities in Rwanda are drafting national harm reduction guidelines aimed at expanding access to HIV prevention, overdose […]
South Africa’s HPV Programme Cuts Infection Among Vaccinated Girls by 83 Percent
BUSHBUCKRIDGE, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa’s national school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign has driven an 83 percent reduction in viral prevalence […]
Ghana Revises Medical Records Rules for Electronic Records and Artificial Intelligence
ACCRA, GHANA — The Ghana Health Service (GHS), supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated a comprehensive review of its […]
Africa CDC Discloses Travel Path and Diagnostics Behind Kenya’s Ebola Importation
NAIROBI, KENYA — Investigations by Africa CDC reveal that Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola patient received multiple conflicting diagnoses and treatments across several […]
Health Reform Group to Launch Major Review of Nigeria’s Non-Communicable Diseases
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Health Sector Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) will launch a landmark two-volume evidence review on October 15, addressing […]
Fibroid Specialist Urges Doctors to Treat Women, Not Just the Fibroids
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Commemorating a five-year milestone of 1,000 successful High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) procedures, leading gynaecologists are calling for a fundamental […]
Emzor Founder Urges Government to Back Local Drug Makers and Young Pharmacists
LAGOS, NIGERIA — The founder of Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr. Stella Okoli, has called on the Federal Government to strengthen support for […]
Nigerian Hospital Achieves Milestone with 50 Robotic Prostate Surgeries
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Surgeons at Kelina Hospital, a private healthcare facility, have completed over 50 minimally invasive robotic operations to remove cancerous […]
Nigeria Lassa Fever Fatalities Reach 268 as Health Worker Infections Rise
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The ongoing lassa fever outbreak in nigeria has claimed 268 lives through epidemiological week 40 of 2026, pushing the […]
Kenya Traces All 122 Ebola Contacts, Moves to Create Disease Control Centre
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has successfully identified, listed, and verified all 122 contacts linked to its first imported Ebola […]
Medical Educators Urge Training Reform to Help Nigeria Reach Universal Coverage
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Medical educators and health leaders at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) are advocating for systemic reforms […]
Nigeria Activates 1,400 Health Centres for Eye Care on World Sight Day
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Federal Government of Nigeria has activated more than 1,400 primary health centres nationwide to provide basic vision services […]