Bill Gates to Direct Majority of $200 Billion Pledge Toward Africa’s Future
In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates urged African leaders to seize the moment to accelerate progr ...
Low- and Middle-Income Countries as Catalysts for Global Health Transformation: AI at the Heart of Change
By Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO at HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health Health systems in wealthier countries are struggling, tra ...
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 ...
UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
By Joseph Checky Abuje The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Res ...
ACCRCC urges action on plastic pollution to protect mental health
Today, as the world marks World Environment Day under the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution", the Africa Coalition of for Climate Resilient Communities (ACCRCC) cal ...
UN expert urges immediate halt to land demarcation violating Ogiek rights and African court judgments
UN expert Albert K. Barume* today expressed grave concern over the ongoing land demarcation by the Government of Kenya in the Eastern Mau Complex, which threate ...
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 ...