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African Health Leaders Begin Work to Reshape Global Health Financing
- By the Editor
- . 20 June 2024
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
- By the Editor
- . 20 June 2024
World Health Organisation (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Signs Landmark National Health Insurance Bill into Law
- By the Editor
- . 16 May 2024
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
- By the Editor
- . 8 May 2024
Namibia has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first country in Africa, and globally the first high-burden nation, to
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Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe Have Joined Recall of Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup
- By the Editor
- . 15 April 2024
Regulators in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe have joined Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa in recalling a batch of Johnson &
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Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination
- By the Editor
- . 15 April 2024
Kenya’s drug regulator, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has announced the recall of a batch of Johnson & Johnson
Moderna Suspends Plans for Vaccine Production Facility in Kenya Amid Declining Demand
- By the Editor
- . 15 April 2024
US biotech firm Moderna has decided to put its plans for constructing a vaccine plant in Kenya on hold, signalling
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Sierra Leone Declares National Emergency on Kush Drug
- By the Editor
- . 8 April 2024
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has declared a national emergency on substance abuse, particularly focusing on the rising use
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African Health Ministers Pledge to End Malaria Deaths
- By the Editor
- . 11 March 2024
Ministers of Health from African countries grappling with the highest burden of malaria have made a steadfast commitment to intensify
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Rwanda: AfDB Funds $12M African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation
- By the Editor
- . 7 March 2024
The African Development Fund has approved a grant of $11.96 million to expedite the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology