https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/330.html Africa Public health news 15 Public Health news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/330.html en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:44:05 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gates-foundation-commits-15m-to-ebola-response-as-who-suspects-900-cases-512200a To support measures to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — which the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspects has reached 900 cases — the Gates Foundation has committed an initial $15m in emergency funding. 1-268386 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hidden-costs-of-medical-errors-landmark-case-in-uganda-spotlights-hiv-misdiagnosis-066465a The High Court of Uganda, sitting at Jinja, delivered a noteworthy judgment in an HIV misdiagnosis and medical negligence case on 18 February 2026. 1-266667 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-kids-are-alright-african-youth-outshine-global-peers-in-mental-health-survey-511590a A new Sapien Labs report on global mind health among young people found that youth in sub-Saharan Africa fare better than their counterparts in higher-income countries, while highlighting a general global decline in youth mind health worldwide. 1-266106 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zimbabwe-leads-charge-against-hiv-in-africa-with-lenacapavir-rollout-406689a Zimbabwe's health authorities began administering the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, making the country one of the first globally to roll it out as the southern African nation seeks to curb new infections. 1-265805 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/us-signs-health-agreements-with-african-nations-warns-against-nonperformance-283187a The US has signed four new global health memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, which total nearly $2.3bn in funding, the State Department said on Tuesday, 23 December 2025. 1-264460 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/biovac-boosts-africas-vaccine-capacity-with-new-lab-730062a With a little help from the Gates Foundation, Biovac will boost Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capacity with its newly opened product development laboratory in Cape Town. “For millions of people across the continent, it brings the promise of faster, more reliable access to lifesaving vaccines — developed and produced in Africa, for Africa,” said Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. 1-263072 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigerian-doctors-take-up-strike-action-over-wages-and-welfare-732672a Frontline doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals began a five-day strike over unpaid allowances and unresolved welfare concerns, their union said. 1-261412 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/birth-control-in-africa-study-tracks-the-use-of-long-acting-contraception-in-26-countries-391168a Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Methods can be long-acting or short-acting. Obasanjo Bolarinwa, who teaches public health and global healthcare management, unpacks his research into the use of long-acting contraceptives among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries. 1-260993 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cholera-in-northwest-nigeria-limited-healthcare-access-leaves-communities-at-risk-735932a A cholera outbreak in the Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the crisis. 1-260862 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/botswana-medical-supply-chain-collapse-triggers-public-health-emergency-068165a Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital supplies. 1-260767 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Africa