In a concerning development, Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi addressed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health following the alarming confirmation of Hantavirus in…
Botswana’s struggle to contain foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is tightening the screws on the national economy and rural livelihoods, with beef exports taking…
Citing transparency concerns, Zambia has pushed back the Summit, saying the delay was “necessitated by the need for comprehensive disclosure […] relating…
Teachers have thrown their weight behind civil servants’ demands for higher wages, giving the government 14 days to act or risk major…
South Africa discards roughly 10 million tonnes of food annually—even as millions go without. In response to the rapid escalation of food…
A shocking new survey highlights a distressing trend in Liberia: a staggering 90% of women reportedly use antibiotics monthly to address their…
In a landmark development, French President Emmanuel Macron has designated Ghana as the first nation to benefit from France’s National Health Platform.…
Rwanda has taken a significant step to widen access to surgery with the overhaul of the surgical department at Kibungo Level Two…
In a bid to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis, the World Health Organization is urging countries to expand access to new, low-cost…
Hospitals across Zimbabwe were thrown into turmoil as nurses walked off the job, leaving wards understaffed and patients without care, in a…
Rwanda’s teenage pregnancy rate rose to 8% in 2025 from 5% in 2020, according to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, prompting…
