Funding Cuts Could Kill One Million Africans in Malaria Resurgence – Report
LAGOS, Nigeria – Cuts to global malaria funding could result in nearly one million additional deaths across Africa by 2030, with 750,000 expected to…
Global Health
NHS Expands HIV Prevention with Long-Acting Injection Rollout
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Health Service (NHS) has launched cabotegravir (CAB-LA), a revolutionary long-acting HIV prevention injection, across England and Wales — a…
Congo’s Health System Collapses as Medicine Shortages Hit Kivu Provinces
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 80% of healthcare facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of essential medicines, the International Committee…
Drone Strike Kills Eight in El-Fasher Maternity Hospital Attack
ABUJA, Nigeria – A drone strike by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kills eight people, including mothers and newborns, inside a maternity ward…
Helen Clark Named Gavi Board Chair from January 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has appointed former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as its new Board Chair, effective January 2026.…
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Kills Dozens Amid Severe Funding Gaps
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – A deadly Ebola outbreak has killed at least 35 people in southern Congo as health authorities warn of…
Africa CDC Secures $2.65m Grant to Tackle NCDs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has secured a $2.65 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation…
Ethiopia First African Nation to Deploy Malaria Vaccine Rollout
ABUJA, Nigeria – Ethiopia has become the first African country to deploy the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…