Africa
CAF Launches Continent-Wide Menstrual Health Research in Women’s Football
CAF has launched research across all six African football zones to examine menstrual health, participation and player welfare in women’s football, with…
Category: Health
Africa
South Africa Secures $405 Million NDB Financing for Limpopo Hospital and Bulk Water Projects
South Africa has secured $405 million in New Development Bank financing for a new tertiary hospital in Limpopo and a major bulk-water…
Health
Personalised mRNA Cancer Vaccine Clears Major Phase 3 Test in Melanoma
A personalised mRNA treatment from Moderna and Merck has met key Phase 3 melanoma trial goals, a major milestone for mRNA-based cancer…
Africa
Ethiopia to Host WHO Africa Health Ministers as Workforce, Financing and Regulation Top Agenda
African health ministers will meet in Addis Ababa to consider workforce, financing, medical-product regulation and health-security strategies for the region.
AfDB
AfDB and Biovac Back Cape Town Vaccine Expansion With $15 Million Loan
The African Development Bank has finalised a loan of up to $15 million for Biovac’s Cape Town vaccine facility, which is expected…
Africa
Africa’s AI Opportunity Will Be Won or Lost in Agriculture, Health and Public Services
The IMF says some of Africa’s strongest AI gains could come from agriculture, healthcare, education and public services rather than frontier technology…
Africa
EAC Launches Regional Centre of Excellence in Virology in Uganda
The East African Community has launched a Regional Centre of Excellence in Virology at the Uganda Virus Research Institute.
Africa
Africa’s New $900m Clean-Cooking Commitments Face the Test of Delivery
Africa has secured $900 million in new clean-cooking commitments. The next test is whether the financing reaches households, local businesses and resilient…
Africa
DR Congo Ebola Treatment Trial Puts Africa’s Health Research Capacity in Focus
A treatment trial linked to the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DR Congo shifts the story from emergency response alone to research capacity,…
Africa
Africa CDC Says Ebola Funding Gap Shows Why Health Security Must Be Financed From Within
Africa CDC’s warning that Ebola-response pledges are not translating quickly into cash has turned the outbreak response into a wider test of…