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 […]
Nigeria Lassa Fever Crisis Escalates Across States
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Nigeria Lassa fever crisis has escalated dramatically in 2026, with confirmed national cases surpassing 1,000 and the case […]
Kenya Border Health Surveillance Heightened Across Entry Points
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya has activated heightened Kenya border health surveillance at points of entry following the spread of Mpox across […]
Mariam Grey Secures AI Pharmacy Capital
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigerian healthtech startup Mariam Grey is raising a $350,000 pre-seed funding round to expand its digital healthcare operations, Disrupt […]
Nigeria Health Policy Execution Gap Confronts Leaders
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Policymakers, legislators, and medical professionals will convene in Abuja from 13 to 15 October 2026 to address systemic failures […]
Rwanda NCD Care Strain Escalates Hospital Inpatient Costs
KIGALI, RWANDA — Non-communicable diseases accounted for 49.5 percent of facility deaths and 58.8 percent of community deaths in 2025, health experts […]