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Researchers in Africa are using AI to fill the global health care gap
05 Feb 2026 12:19 GMT
… not an outlier
Across West Africa, Ghanaian startup Chestify AI, … referable diabetic retinopathy, vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic … paediatric pneumonia in African children are being … Okolue, is a Nigerian-trained pharmacist and the …
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CAPPA Demands Tough Festive Advertising Controls, Says Unhealthy Foods Are ‘Flooding’ Nigeria’s Public Spaces – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
05 Feb 2026 10:14 GMT
… Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Nigerian government … for public health.
“Nigeria must decide whether its … cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and obesity, while access … Are Coming” truck tour, Nigerian Breweries’ large Christmas light …
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Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment Market Set to Grow from USD 4.71 Billion in 2024 to USD 9.93 Billion by 2034
04 Feb 2026 14:00 GMT
… expanded into Nigeria by launching a portfolio of diabetes-related therapies … includes Gliptus Plus for blood sugar control, Thiotacid for diabetic neuropathy management, and … America
Middle East & Africa
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Kuwait
Immediate …
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NIPRD Calls For African-led Research, Urges Philanthropy To Fund Local Health Innovations
04 Feb 2026 10:05 GMT
… Dr. Adigwe noted that Africa’s intellectual capital and biodiversity … such as Sickle Cell, diabetes, and cancer. He urged … collaboration aims to empower Nigerian and African scientists to innovate, improve … chief also stressed that Africa must stop waiting for …
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Fight for cheaper HIV drugs: The extraordinary stories of an Indian and a South African
03 Feb 2026 14:27 GMT
… which raged like a malign forest fire across the country … humanitarian catastrophe. The South African government refused to invest … sued the South African government, charging South Africa with violating … for AIDS, TB, cancer, diabetes, asthma and other non- …
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Pate: With Investment in Research, Africa Can Become Global Health Solution Hub
03 Feb 2026 03:16 GMT
… chains.
He said, “Nigeria and Africa are navigating multiple transitions at … communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancers, and cardiovascular illnesses … bring together scientists from across African Universities and research institutes …
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Nigeria Must Turn Scientific Research Into Actionable Health Solutions — Pate
03 Feb 2026 04:07 GMT
… declaring open the 2026 SPARK Africa Translational Research Bootcamp and … said.
Pate explained that Nigeria and the African continent were undergoing multiple … communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and …
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Why Africa must invest in science amid global polycrisis – Pate
02 Feb 2026 19:23 GMT
… preparedness does not improve.
Africa’s multiple transitions
The … transitions unfolding simultaneously across Nigeria and the African continent, including demographic, … diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular conditions, …
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An Odyssey to one of Africa’s unblemished leaders: President Hilla Limann (1934–1998)
02 Feb 2026 15:58 GMT
… , he remains one of Africa’s most unblemished and dignified … Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari—helped dissolve the notorious fuel queues.
Ghana … a result of complications from diabetes.
Ghana lost not merely a … an illustrious son of Africa—a leader who served …
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Nigeria Must Turn Science Into Solutions To Tackle Health, Economic Crises, Says Pate
02 Feb 2026 13:52 GMT
… said.
Pate explained that Nigeria and the African continent were undergoing multiple … communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and … must be developed in Africa, by Africans, for Africans,” he said.
He …