Kenya Health Investment Funding Boosts Healthcare Transformation
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has secured USD 335 million in commitments from the World Bank to advance primary care […]
Ghana Deploys Health Workers For Primary Healthcare Expansion
ACCRA, GHANA — The government of Ghana has deployed 16,000 newly recruited health professionals to support the nation’s free primary healthcare program, […]
NAFDAC Trains Pharmacists Reserve For National Regulatory Operations
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enrolled 600 pharmacists in its Pharmacists Reserve Volunteer […]
Kenya Mpox Cases Surge Across Forty Counties
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya has confirmed 1,298 Mpox cases with 19 deaths across 40 counties as of 6 September 2026. The Kenya […]
Ghana Tropical Disease Training Strengthens Epidemic Readiness
ACCRA, GHANA — The Naval Medical Research Unit Europe-Africa Centre (NAMRU EURAFCENT) conducted intensive Ghana tropical disease training during September 2026 to […]
Nigerian Healthcare Staffing Gains Prominence in UK NHS
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Nigerian nationals now comprise the sixth-largest foreign workforce in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), with 10,494 […]
Counterfeit Medicine Crisis Rooted in Regulatory Gaps
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, has linked the counterfeit medicine crisis in Nigeria to three decades of institutional […]
South Africa AI Diagnostics Transition Enters Clinical Practice
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa is undertaking a landmark transition of artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostic tools from limited pilot research programs into […]
Kenya Waterborne Disease Surge Warnings Precede Heavy Rains
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s Ministry of Health issued health alerts to national and county authorities regarding elevated risks of cholera and typhoid […]
Africa Chronic Disease Care Integration Lags Behind Surge
NAIROBI, KENYA — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for 37 percent of all deaths across the WHO African Region—up from 24 percent […]
Southern Africa partners with China to strengthen regional pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — The Southern African Development Community (SADC), UNAIDS, and the Global Health Innovation Institute convened high-level pharmaceutical executives, health […]
NAFDAC Pharmacists Reserve Force Combats Counterfeit Drugs
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) formally inaugurated 600 professional pharmacists into its Pharmacists […]