Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus Robust cross-border action and stronger routine immunization are key to ending polio in the subregion 21/05/2026 A health worker interacting with a child during the 2024 collaborative polio vaccination campaign between Kenya and Uganda in which 6.5m children were vaccinated. © WHO/Kenya
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News from the lab Cross-posts The bias in medical research: Africa carries a huge disease burden but is missing from clinical trials
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors
Countries in Western and Central Africa face growing pressure on their health systems as financing tightens and health needs expand due to population growth, disease outbreaks, climate shocks, and a rising dual burden of disease. The Regional Health, Nutrition and Population strategy for Western and Central Africa, aligned with the Accra Reset, the Lusaka Agenda,…
Brazzaville/Geneva, 15 April 2026 —Nearly 20 million measles-related deaths have been averted in Africa since 2000 thanks to increasing vaccination coverage, according to the first-ever detailed analysis of immunisation targets on the continent
Since mid-December 2025, heavy rainfall and cyclones across Southern Africa have affected an estimated 1.5 million people, with over 300 deaths and more than 170 000 people displaced, primarily in Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa and Zambia
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs. It spreads through the air when people with TB cough, sneeze or spit
Leaders from government, academia, regulatory bodies and community innovation, and youth networks convened at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi on 29 April 2026, to advance the role of traditional medicine as a core pillar of primary healthcare and universal health coverage in Africa. The high-level session, “Traditional Medicine as Part of the…
As global health governance becomes increasingly fragmented, the upcoming IAFS IV provides an opportunity to reposition healthcare cooperation around pharmaceutical resilience, local manufacturing, and shared health security
