More than a disease, TB is a symptom of underinvestment
By Dr Allan Pamba, Executive Vice President, Diagnostics, Africa, at Roche Diagnostics Did you know there is up to a one in four chance that you co ...
Kenya Leverages AI to Advance Healthcare
By Lenah Bosibori When Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT were introduced, many Kenyans feared mass job losses, believing automation woul ...
Sankalp Summit – Pioneering Sustainable Energy Solutions in Africa
By Tsvetina Chankova, Innovation Manager at The Carbon Trust The 12th Sankalp Africa Summit, held on Feb 26-27 in Nairobi, brought together a pivotal cohor ...
As H5n1 and mpox raise alarm, leaders gamble through neglect of Pandemic preparedness
As H5N1 avian influenza surges in mammal populations and causes new human infections, and mpox is leading to deaths of children, the former Co-Chairs of The Ind ...
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Ministers of Health from African countries committed on Monday to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably and equitably ...
KENYA PROCURES LARGEST DRUGS CONSIGNMENT IN THE CONTINENT
By Checky Abuje The government of Kenya has procured 360,000 doses of a new formulation of a drug that prevents excessive bleeding following childbirth compl ...
Village Reach opening
NAIROBI, 31 January 2024 – Today, Village Reach opened its Africa Regional Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s commitme ...
Future-proof healthcare against disease outbreaks, AFIDEP experts urge governments
Lilongwe, Malawi. 29 January 2024: Sub-Saharan African Governments have been urged to make their health systems disease outbreak-resilient and future-proof agai ...
Health experts expresses dissatisfaction on Family Planning and SRHR health conversations during COP28
By Lenah Bosibori Experts in the Health sector have raised concerns over the failure of the COP28 Summit held in Dubai, UAE last November- December to discus ...
WHO certifies Cape Verde as malaria-free
A total of 43 countries and 1 territory have now been certified as malaria-free The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cape Verde, also know ...
African Youth launch #Road2Belem Action Plan to Present Climate Justice
By Henry Neondo On Earth Day 2025, the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network convened a dynamic virtual gathering of youth leaders fr ...
Kenya submits her second SD.56 Billion -worth NDC plan to the global Climate body
By Henry Neondo The Government of Kenya announced Wednesday to have submitted its second Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework C ...
Climate campaigners rally legal, youth, and mental health champions to power climate action
In a powerful virtual gathering held under the banner “Africa Unmuted: Powering Climate Action for COP30”, leading voices from law, youth leadership, and mental ...
Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2023 of Best African Women Researchers
CEO of Merck Foundation Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej and Scientific Committee announced and recognized the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summi ...