1+ week, 3+ day ago  (638+ words) Ugandan legislators are furious that the refurbishment of X-ray rooms in 20 hospitals has stalled thanks to non-compliance to procurement guidelines by the health ministry, APA learnt on Saturday. The revelation came to light in a report from the Auditor General…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (300+ words) The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has urged African governments to adequately finance and build resilient health systems capable of sustaining progress amid tightening fiscal conditions. Gatete made the remark at the high-level…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (368+ words) APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine Senegal reports major gains as pediatric HIV cases drop by 50% Senegal has achieved substantial progress in its national response to HIV/AIDS, characterized by a steady decline in new infections and vastly improved access to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (552+ words) Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the 66th National Council on Health in Calabar. It establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (184+ words) Morocco's National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) has announced a precautionary recall of some apparently compromised health products for infants. This follows an international health alert concerning certain consignments of infant formula. The potential presence of Bacillus cereus " a bacterium…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (307+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the devastating impacts of climate change in the Horn of Africa, warning that millions of people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia would face severe drought conditions in the coming months. In…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (319+ words) The African Development Fund has approved a $9. 57 million grant to strengthen the Southern African Development Community (SADC)s capacity to respond to public'health emergencies, including zoonotic outbreaks, cholera and nutrition crises. Approved on 3 March, the funding will support the Resilient…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (608+ words) The proliferation of opioids and other synthetic substances is undermining public health, attracting new criminal actors, and overwhelming states" response capacities, according to a study published in March. The proliferation of synthetic drugs in West Africa constitutes one of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (363+ words) For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under five are growing, learning, and developing as part of a major national health survey, a move that could reshape how the country designs and delivers support for its youngest citizens....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (277+ words) APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine WHO: 32 Million children suffer from disabling hearing loss Approximately 32 million children across the globe are living with disabling hearing impairment, a staggering figure released by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coincide with World Hearing…...