Nigeria Health Watch Launches Digital Tracker for 2027 Election Promises
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Civil society organization Nigeria Health Watch has officially launched the Nigeria Health Manifesto Tracker, a digital governance tool designed […]
African Mills Turn Local Cotton Into Medical Textiles for Hospitals
NAIROBI, KENYA — Manufacturers across the continent are accelerating African medical textile manufacturing by processing locally grown cotton into essential clinical supplies […]
Rwanda Health Minister Warns Youth Over Rising Illegal Vaping
RUBAVU, RWANDA — Rwanda’s Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, has issued a public warning regarding the Rwanda youth vaping ban, citing […]
Ghana’s KATH Records First Maternal Death Decline in a Decade
KUMASI, GHANA — Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has recorded its first reduction in institutional maternal deaths in ten years, according to […]
South Africa Nears New TB Vaccine as M72 Trial Runs Ahead
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA A trial of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis vaccine is running ahead of schedule and could report results within the next […]
Kenya Nurses Strike Overwhelms Kenyatta National Hospital Maternity Unit
NAIROBI, KENYA Kenyatta National Hospital said maternity services at Kenya’s largest referral facility were under exceptional pressure because of industrial action by […]
School Feeding Project in Rwanda Seeks $500,000 to Cut Stunting
KIGALI, RWANDA. World Vision Rwanda is raising money for a school feeding kitchen in Burera District through a charity golf tournament at […]
Childhood Heart Disease Scientist Liesl Zühlke Wins Global L’Oréal-UNESCO Award
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. Professor Liesl Zühlke has been named the 2026 laureate for Africa and the Arab States in the L’Oréal-UNESCO […]
Chronic Disease Screening Hubs Reach 4,000 Women in Lagos, Nigeria
LAGOS, NIGERIA. Health hubs run by the digital health company mDoc in Lagos have taken chronic disease screening to more than 4,000 […]
Hospital Electricity Costs in Nigeria Will Raise Care Prices, Operators Warn
LAGOS, NIGERIA. Private hospital operators in Lagos State said hospital electricity costs and foreign exchange pressure are squeezing hospital finances and will […]
Ghana Medical Trust Fund Urges Mining Firms to Fund Hospital Equipment
ACCRA, GHANA. The Ghana Medical Trust Fund urged mining companies on Aug. 19 to redirect corporate spending into healthcare infrastructure in mining […]
Patent Medicine Stores in Nigeria’s Kano Banned From IV Fluids
KANO, NIGERIA. The Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency has banned patent medicine stores in the state from administering intravenous fluids […]