Africa has made significant gains in expanding access to health care and training health professionals, but the continent still faces a large gap between the people it needs to provide care and those available to serve them.
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Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition.
Potchefstroom, South Africa – 18 March 2026, Health professions regulatory bodies, education leaders and technical experts from across the African Region have reached a landmark consensus on theAfrica Health Professions Education Quality Standards (AHPEQS), establishing a shared continental framework to strengthen the quality, relevance and responsiveness of health professional training.
Egyptian healthcare startup Anees Health has raised an undisclosed seed round to expand its integrated care model across Greater Cairo.
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The four-year partnership was announced at Semafor’s Next 3 Billion event, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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.
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.
