Ghana’s Sickle Cell Institute Appeals for Space, Equipment and Round-the-Clock Care
ACCRA, GHANA — Facing growing patient volume and limited operational hours, a leading medical facility in Accra has issued an urgent appeal […]
Rwanda Wants Schools to Spot Teenage Health Problems Before They Escalate
KIGALI, RWANDA — Moving to address rising teenage pregnancy rates and unmanaged mental distress among youth, Rwanda is working to integrate its […]
South African Children Die in Pain as Morphine Fails to Reach Clinics
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Structural supply failures, clinical hesitation, and acute specialist deficits leave hundreds of thousands of terminal pediatric patients […]
Equity Afya Opens First Franchise Pharmacy, Targets 1,000 Outlets
NAIROBI, KENYA — Expanding last-mile access to essential medicines, equity afya franchise pharmacy—the medical network affiliated with Kenya’s Equity Group—has launched its […]
Surgeon Urges Leadership Training as Nigeria’s Practising Doctors Fall to 55,000
ILORIN, NIGERIA — Addressing severe workforce depletion and institutional management gaps, a senior surgeon has advocated integrating structured health leadership into undergraduate […]
NAFDAC Seizes ₦300 Million of Banned Sachet Alcohol in Lagos Markets
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Intensifying nationwide public health enforcement, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated illicit […]
Nearly Half of Lagos Health Facilities Fail Infection Control Assessment
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Highlighting critical emergency preparedness vulnerabilities, nearly half of evaluated clinical sites failed an essential lagos health facility infection control […]
Insured Nigerian Cancer Patients to Pay 20 Percent of Drug Costs
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Expanding catastrophic financial protection, a new co-payment framework for cancer drug cost sharing enables insured Nigerian patients to pay […]
Ghana Medical Trust Fund Marks First Year as Families Still Sell Homes
ACCRA, GHANA — Marking its first anniversary, the ghana medical trust fund—known operationally as Mahama Cares—has exceeded first-year milestones in expanding access […]
Rwanda Signs Cancer Care Pact With France’s Gustave Roussy Institute
KIGALI, RWANDA — Transforming the landscape of cancer care in rwanda, the Ministry of Health has signed a historic memorandum of understanding […]