Ghanaian Oncology Nurse Wins Prestigious $250,000 Global Award By Stephanie Mukandairo In a moment that celebrated the profound impact of nursing on global healthcare, Ghanaian oncology specialist, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti was crowned the winner of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025, taking home the prestigious USD 250,000 prize at a grand ceremony in […]

Gates Foundation to Focus Majority of $200 Billion Pledge on Africa By Gift Briton Bill Gates has announced that most of his $200 billion charitable pledge will go to Africa over the next 20 years. The Gates Foundation Chair said while addressing over 12,000 officials and partners online and in person, at the African Union […]

Bold Legal Action Needed to Protect Women, Girls By Stephanie Mukandairo The  African Union (AU) Member States have been called to urgently address rising sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls across the continent. The appeal launched by Equality Now, an international human rights organization, focuses on criminalizing femicide, ending child marriage, securing reparations […]

Policy Crucial to Support Co-existence of Used Clothing Imports and Local Manufacturing By Sharon Atieno Against intentions by the East African Community (EAC) to phase out imports of used clothing (mitumba) in the region, the Kenyan government has been urged to put in place policy frameworks that support the co-existence of mitumba and local textile […]

Africa: First All-Oral Treatment for Rare Strain of Sleeping Sickness Available  By Gift Briton An oral treatment is now saving lives across East and Southern Africa, replacing painful injections and lengthy hospital stays for patients with a rare but deadly strain of sleeping sickness. Five African countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, have […]

Africa Urged to Embrace Comprehensive Sexuality Education By Sharon Atieno Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is key to tackling sexual reproductive health (SRH) issues among adolescents, particularly early pregnancies, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Dr. Anthony Ajayi, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) said during a Media for Environment, Science, Health […]

Famine, Flies and Fever: The Climate-Driven Rise of Kala-Azar in Kenya By Samuel Doe Ouma In Kenya’s Turkana County and neighboring counties, there is a devastating outbreak of kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but it’s not acting alone. Children, their bodies weakened by hunger, are succumbing to Kala-azar, a parasitic disease transmitted by […]

Gates Foundation Pledges $200 Billion to Save, Improve Lives By Gift Briton The Gates Foundation has announced a $200 billion commitment to be deployed over the next 20 years, doubling its funding and accelerating its plan to close operations by 2045. The money will largely be spent on ending preventable deaths of mothers and babies, […]