African health leaders begin work on roadmap to reshape global health financing on the continent
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African Health Leaders Begin Work to Reshape Global Health Financing

More than 80  ministry of health experts, regional and global partners and civil society representatives have set in motion the

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WHO Africa Releases Groundbreaking Guidance to Boost Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

World Health Organisation (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the

South Africa President Ramaphosa Signs Landmark National Health Insurance Bill into Law
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Signs Landmark National Health Insurance Bill into Law

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law, a significant step aimed at providing equal

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Namibia Has Ended Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B

Namibia has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first country in Africa, and globally the first high-burden nation, to

Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination
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Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe Have Joined Recall of Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup

Regulators in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe have joined Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa in recalling a batch of Johnson &

Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination
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Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination

Kenya’s drug regulator, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has announced the recall of a batch of Johnson & Johnson

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Moderna Suspends Plans for Vaccine Production Facility in Kenya Amid Declining Demand

US biotech firm Moderna has decided to put its plans for constructing a vaccine plant in Kenya on hold, signalling

Alarming Rise of New Drug "Kush" is Causing Havoc in West Africa
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Sierra Leone Declares National Emergency on Kush Drug

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has declared a national emergency on substance abuse, particularly focusing on the rising use

African Health Ministers Pledge to End Malaria Deaths
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African Health Ministers Pledge to End Malaria Deaths

Ministers of Health from African countries grappling with the highest burden of malaria have made a steadfast commitment to intensify

AfDB Funds $12M African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation in Rwanda
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Rwanda: AfDB Funds $12M African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

The African Development Fund has approved a grant of $11.96 million to expedite the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology