Rwanda Shifts Neglected Disease Fight Beyond Medicine to Sanitation
KIGALI, RWANDA Rwanda has cut schistosomiasis prevalence to 2.4 per cent among school-age children, with 95.7 per cent of surveyed villages recording […]
Ghana Health Service Issues Coded ID Cards to Nurses
ACCRA, GHANA The Ghana Health Service is issuing security-coded identification cards to health workers taking part in the Free Primary Health Care […]
Netcare Seeks South Africa Approval for AI Patient Risk Tool
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Netcare, one of South Africa’s largest private hospital groups, is seeking approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory […]
NAFDAC Tightens Nigeria Blood Product Rules Under WHO Standards
ABUJA, NIGERIA Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has extended regulatory oversight to blood and blood products, aligning […]
Nigeria Targets Local Cancer Equipment Production by 2030 ABUJA, NIGERIA
ABUJA, NIGERIA Nigeria is targeting technology transfer and local production of radiotherapy and imaging equipment by 2030, Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of […]
Kenya Commits Sh29bn to Build 13 County Referral Hospitals
NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya has allocated Sh29 billion to construct 13 new Level 5 comprehensive county referral hospitals, each with 300 beds, in […]
Nigeria Hospitals Warn Electricity Costs Will Push Bills Higher
LAGOS, NIGERIA Rising electricity tariffs and operating costs are squeezing Nigerian hospitals, and operators warn the burden could stall expansion, weaken quality […]
Nigeria’s Fidson Declares N3.6bn Dividend on Record Revenue
Fidson Healthcare has declared a N3.6 billion dividend, or N1.50 per 50 kobo ordinary share, after reporting N119.06 billion in revenue for […]
EU Sends Nigeria 1.5m Euros as Cholera Deaths Rise in Africa
ABUJA, NIGERIA The European Union has released 2.3 million euros in emergency humanitarian funding to contain cholera outbreaks in Nigeria, Cameroon, the […]
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Passes 4,600 Cases, WHO Says
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had reached 4,665 confirmed cases and […]
Up to 800,000 Dollars Is Available for Diagnostic Platforms That Measure Nutrition and Infection Together
The Grand Challenges Micronutrient Grant is currently accepting applications to fund the development of point-of-care multiplex platforms capable of measuring key micronutrient […]
EDCTP3 Will Fund Ten Training Networks in Research Ethics, Regulation and Pharmacovigilance in Africa
The EDCTP3 Ethics Regulatory Grant (HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-SERP-01) is a major single-stage call for training and innovation networks across Sub-Saharan Africa. Managed by the […]