By Ojoma Akor The number of adults aged between 20 and 79 living with diabetes in the WHO African region is. projected to more than double, to 60 million, by 2050, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in his statement to mark this…
*We Can’t Have African Solutions Compiled Elsewhere- African Pharma Makers Story and Photos by John Musenze DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – At the just concluded 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025), the atmosphere in Durban was both defiant and hopeful, health stakeholders including scientists, ministers, and pharmaceutical leaders gathered to unveil what…
By Health and Science Africa Port Sudan – A cholera vaccination campaign that aims to reach 1.86 million people aged one year and older with oral cholera vaccines has commenced in six localities of the Darfur states in response to the ongoing cholera outbreak. A statement from WHO said the campaign kicked off on 21…
African countries through their health leaders have committed to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B by the year 2030.
By Ojoma Akor Novo Nordisk and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) have announced a three-year partnership geared towards supporting the Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA) Community Health Worker (CHW) Initiative. The initiative will be implemented in seven countries across Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The collaboration’s…
By Ojoma Akor The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has given the federal government a 21 day ultimatum to meet its demands on doctors welfare and others , failure for which it will proceed on a total and indefinite strike. The association gave the ultimatum in a communique issued after its Emergency Delegates Meeting (…
By Health and Science Africa Ministers of Health and senior representatives from ten African Union (AU) Member States in Southern Africa have issued a renewed call for collective action on health financing, climate resilience, and outbreak preparedness. They made the call during the 4th Southern Africa Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (ReSCO) Meeting held in Lilongwe…
By Peter Samuel The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health’s monitoring team led by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Lawrence Ezeogo, has visited five general hospitals outside Abakaliki metropolis: Owutu, Itim-Ukwu, Onueke, Ikwo and Elinwovu, to assess the performance of healthcare personnel. The team toured various wards, theatres and other units and discussed with staff in…
By Health and Science Africa The Ministry of Health in Lesotho, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated steps to re-establish its Mass Drug Administration (MDA) program for Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) through the annual administration of albendazole tablets to target both preschool-aged children (1–5 years) and school-aged children (6–15 years). A…
