Singapore’s regulatory body Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is expanding reliance and cooperation across Africa, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia to reduce duplicated reviews, support faster access to safe and quality-assured health products, and strengthen Singapore’s role as a trusted regulatory gateway for biomedical innovation.
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African countries are seeking to harness artificial intelligence and digital health technologies to detect disease threats earlier, predict where outbreaks could emerge and speed up emergency responses, as governments push to build stronger, more connected health systems, African health experts and policymakers said.
Almost 60% of the world population is in work (1). All workers have the right to a safe and healthy environment at work. Work can protect mental health. Decent work supports good mental health by providing:
Sudan is grappling with a severe public health crisis as multiple infectious diseases spread across several regions amid ongoing armed conflict and a weakened medical system. The country’s healthcare system has been devastated by more than three years of armed conflict.
Addis Ababa – The speed and quality of medical care during an emergency are critical. Yet, many African countries lack permanent, self-sufficient medical teams that can rapidly deploy to save lives and maintain essential health services.
Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia
At least 3,009 people have died from Ebola since its outbreak in May, according to Africa CDC James Tasamba 02 September 2026•Update: 02 September 2026 KIGALI, Rwanda
Health ministers from several African countries have commended Ethiopia’s rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) after visiting the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute during the 76th WHO Regional Committee for Africa Meeting.
Addis Ababa — African health ministers, development partners, heads of African Union and regional health institutions today agreed on a renewed continental agenda to accelerate the elimination of multiple diseases in the region, committing to ensuring that disease elimination remains a priority within broader health and development agenda.
Addis Ababa—Millions of people in Africa rely on medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tests and medical devices without worrying about the systems that ensure they are safe, effective and of good quality. Behind every product that reaches a patient is a regulatory system working to protect public health.
