NAIROBI,Kenya,Dec 19— African countries have renewed calls for equitable, affordable, and timely access to long-acting HIV prevention and treatment innovations, warning that scientific breakthroughs alone will not end the epidemic without deliberate action …

Each year, 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis (TB), and about 1.4 million die from it. Meanwhile meningitis occurs in 1–2% of patients with tuberculosis and is the disease’s most severe complication, arising when the bacteria reach the brain. …

Dr Angela Ackon – Technical Officer for Quality and Safety at the WHO Ghana Office. The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries to scale up the integration of traditional medicine into primary healthcare to advance Universal Health …

… including trade partnerships with Kenya and Nigeria, infrastructure … and managed, while illegal migration must be tackled … continent, particularly in Sudan, where Chapman described … Africans live in countries where debt payments exceed spending on health …

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Aid in Sudan is in jeopardy as the country faces worsening famine, Kenya’s high court suspends the country’s $2.5 billion health deal with the United States, and tensions simmer ahead of …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to scale up the integration of traditional medicine into primary healthcare systems to help advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Dr. Angela Ackon, Technical Officer for Quality and Safety …

Ready for the challenge Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young content creators have been trained on specific Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues to strengthen the youth agency to lead SRHR awareness and action. The training forms part …

(MENAFN) Kenya’s High Court has temporarily put on hold a groundbreaking health collaboration agreement with the United States, following concerns that the arrangement could grant unauthorized access to sensitive medical data of citizens in the East …

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian health experts have cautioned the government against hastily endorsing a new United States global health aid model, warning that poorly negotiated agreements could undermine data sovereignty and roll back hard-won gains in …

Much has already been written about the influence of Raila Amolo Odinga on the Kenyan politics and psyche, but his stated will to be buried within 72 hours of his demise is of particular interest to me. Of course he ended up being buried a little later …