By Richard Li STEEL Advisory Partners (@STEELAdvisory) on X (formerly Twitter) Since the covid-19 pandemic, African countries have shown an extraordinary resilience in overcoming adversities. According to World Bank data, economic growth in the Sub-Saharan …

… Cameroon.14,15 Cameroon is classified by the World Health Organization … deviation from the World Health Organization’s recommendations to … 8, 2022. 9. World Health Organization. Maternal health. Available … #47;africacdc.org/news-item/cameroon-prepares- …

…Trains first oncologists in 34 countries As Africa battles rising cancer deaths amid a severe shortage of specialists, the Merck Foundation, in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health, has taken a decisive step to close the gap by …

Last September, the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed a new outbreak of the dreaded Ebola. Six weeks later, with help from two types of vaccines and the World Health Organization, the deadly spark was snuffed out. It was “a remarkable achievement …

Introduction Sickle cell disease is a clinically recessive, biologically codominant, autosomal dominant hereditary disorder characterized by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin called hemoglobin S in red blood cells.1,2 It causes several problems, …

Snakebite can turn a quiet night or routine farm visit into a brutal race against time. From rural Gombe to Abuja, victims often survive the venom only to face a deadlier threat: empty hospital shelves. In a country rife with venomous snakes, antivenom has …

Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar Sudanese army ends RSF siege of key city The Sudanese army appears to have scored another significant victory in its war against the Rapid Support …

People in Mozambique were receiving cholera vaccinations following the global resumption of preventive Cholera vaccination programs which were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In a joint …

The United States chair at the United Nations sat unoccupied during the recent UN Human Rights Council session on Iran. Markus Hofer (Supplied) Since December 2025, due to conflict within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (with one faction, M23, backed …

iStockphoto / gbs097/RHJ/DikkyOesin/KongSan/Attardog/Pawich Sattalerd Here in the United States, the deadly risks posed by wildlife can pale in comparison to developing nations around the world where people come in contact with …