WHO Warns Funding Gaps Threaten Africa’s Polio Eradication Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that funding shortages and gaps in vaccination coverage could reverse progress towards eradicating polio…
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Africa Turns to Satellites for Stronger Climate Defences
ABUJA, Nigeria – African countries are stepping up the use of satellite and Earth observation data to strengthen responses to floods, droughts, food insecurity…
DR Congo Ebola Slows in Some Areas – WHO Warns
DR Congo – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowing in some areas but continues to spread in…
African Regulators Seek Joint Action on Food Safety
ABUJA, Nigeria – African food regulators have called for stronger cross-border cooperation to tackle food safety threats driven by food fraud, climate change, technological…
WHO: Only 7 African Countries Integrate Mental Health Into Primary Care
ABUJA, Nigeria – Only seven of the 47 countries in the World Health Organisation’s African Region are implementing comprehensive mental health integration into primary…
Shettima Says Africa’s UN Security Council Exclusion Undermines Global Governance
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council undermines the fairness…
UNGA 81: Tedros Warns Next Pandemic Is ‘When’, Not ‘If’
LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic is inevitable, and countries must strengthen health systems before it arrives, World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom…
G4 Backs Africa for Permanent UN Security Council Seat
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Group of Four (G4) countries — Brazil, Germany, India and Japan — have reiterated their support for enhanced African representation…
African Drug Distributors Seek Joint Action Against Fake Medicines
LAGOS, Nigeria – African pharmaceutical distributors are calling for stronger cross-border cooperation among governments and regulators to tackle the circulation of falsified and substandard…
Cancer Cases in Africa Surge 229% in 33 Years – Study
ABUJA, Nigeria – Cancer cases in Africa increased by 229 per cent between 1990 and 2023, rising from an estimated 467,000 cases in 1990…