Ebonyi is getting most of WHO’s grants for research on infectious diseases of poverty
WHO has announced 30 small grants for implementation researches on diseases of poverty. Ebonyi is getting most of them. Nigeria...
To tackle childbirth-associated deaths, Ghana launches pregnancy school
Ghana's Pregnancy School for pregnant women aims to lower childbirth-associated morbidity and mortality To reduce morbidity and mortality associated with...
Algeria to interconnect 4,000 health facilities via satellite
We also decided to compare child mortality indices in Nigeria and Algeria The government of Algeria has announced plans to...
Africa launches campaign for malaria-free continent
New campaign aims to empower Africans to take a stand in the fight against the deadly disease Zero Malaria Starts...
Africa’s longest-serving health minister is an engineer
You'd think health ministers must be health professionals but Africa's longest serving minister is an exception. He is not the...
Inside Nigeria’s biggest syringe manufacturing factory
A closer look at Nigeria's plan to be part of the $1.6billion global syringe market Every hospital in Africa, on...
Ghana has eliminated the most important cause of blindness
Ghana has become the first country in Africa to eliminate trachoma, according to WHO. On Wednesday, the organization congratulated Ghana...
Nigeria: Cholera outbreak ends in Yobe with 404 cases and 16 deaths
Dust has not yet settled even though cholera outbreak is over in Yobe state The government of Yobe state in...
Wearable heart monitoring devices remain unpopular in Africa
Africa is the region that is contributing the least to the global wearable heart monitoring devices market The Global Wearable Heart Monitoring...
Gavi officially extends support for Nigeria to 2028
In February 2018, healthnews.africa exclusively reported Gavi will be extending its support for Nigeria The Vaccine Alliance Gavi this week...
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