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 […]
NAVALA Launches Travel Health Platform in Ghana for Visiting Patients
ACCRA, GHANA – Travel health company NAVALA has launched operations in Ghana with a platform combining telemedicine, vetted local provider networks, pharmacy […]
South Africa Food Safety Probe Exposes Gauteng Health Inspector Shortage
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Every municipality in South Africa’s Gauteng province falls short of the World Health Organisation benchmark of one environmental […]
Ghana Oncologist Emmanuella Amoako Wins $100,000 IHME Roux Prize
CAPE COAST, GHANA – Ghanaian paediatric oncologist Emmanuella Amoako has won the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s 2026 Roux Prize, which […]
NAFDAC Clears Deleject Disposable Needles in Nigeria After Safety Review
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has confirmed that Deleject Disposable Needles are safe for […]
Lagos Unveils Digital Health Platform to Link Patient Records Statewide
LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Lagos State Government has unveiled a digital health platform intended to connect patient records, investigations and health data […]
Nigeria and China Deepen Health Ties on Medical Technology and AI
BEIJING, CHINA – Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to strategic health cooperation with China covering medical technology, hospital development, diagnostics, digital health, […]
Nigeria Targets Local Cancer Equipment Assembly by 2030, Salako Says
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigeria is targeting technology transfer and local assembly of radiotherapy and imaging equipment by 2030, Minister of State for […]