Lagos Health System Private Capital Drive Targets Healthcare Deficit
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Lagos State is actively courting private investors to fund health system expansion, recognizing that public coffers alone cannot support […]
South Africa HIV Prevention Jab Reaches 55000 People
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Nearly 55,000 South Africans have received lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, since its national deployment […]
Kenya Italy Referral Hospital Partnership Expands Medical Capacity
NAIROBI, KENYA — President William Ruto announced a bilateral agreement on 9 September 2026 to construct 15 modern medical facilities across 15 […]
Plateau Diphtheria Surge Triggers Mandatory Bus Masking
JOS, NIGERIA — The plateau diphtheria surge triggers emergency transit protocols across Jos as health authorities confirm 148 suspected cases and 23 […]
Kenya Nurses Strike End Restores Public Hospital Operations
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan nurses officially called off a 43-day nationwide walkout on 9 September 2026 after union leaders finalized a return-to-work […]
NAFDAC Says Counterfeit Medicines Now Produced Inside Nigeria
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Falsified drug syndicates have shifted operations from foreign import reliance to domestic production facilities inside the country, regulatory officials […]
Why Nigeria Diphtheria Outbreak Escalation Demands Adult Vaccines
JOS, NIGERIA — Plateau State has recorded 27 fatalities out of 303 confirmed cases during an accelerating bacterial infection surge, state officials […]
Kenya Doctors Threaten Strike as Nurses’ Walkout Hits Six Weeks
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s healthcare crisis risks worsening as the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) threatens to join an […]
Why South Africa Lenacapavir Rollout Sets HIV Prevention Standards
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Nearly 55,000 South Africans have received the twice-yearly lenacapavir injection since public health facilities initiated the rollout in […]
Ghana Starts Free Primary Healthcare Across 135 Districts Nationwide
ACCRA, GHANA — Ghana’s newly expanded public health initiative has officially launched across 135 districts in all 16 regions, marking a major […]
How Kenya SHA Provider Contracting Shapes Healthcare Access
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s Social Health Authority has officially opened a nationwide provider contracting cycle covering 1 October 2026 through 30 June […]
Why Abuja Hospital Cash Demands Threaten Public Health
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Patients visiting public healthcare facilities across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) report widespread demands for out-of-pocket cash payments from […]