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Africa’s E-Health Startups Gain Momentum on the Global Innovation Stage How Health-Tech Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Healthcare Delivery Across the Continent

Africa’s e-health startup ecosystem is expanding rapidly, with a new generation of health-tech entrepreneurs transforming healthcare delivery through artificial intelligence, telemedicine, mobile health platforms, and digital innovation.   Once viewed.

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Africa CDC Launches Bold New Continental Health Security Drive

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is the African Union’s public health agency, mandated to support member states in strengthening health systems, improving disease surveillance, and enhancing emergency.

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Ethiopia Strengthens Maternal Healthcare Through Global Partnerships

Ethiopia has reinforced its commitment to improving maternal, newborn, and child healthcare through a landmark financing agreement with major international development partners. The country recently signed a Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn.

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Mental Health Challenges of Leading Fragile States

Leadership in fragile African states is often examined through the lenses of security, governance, and economic stability. Yet beneath these visible pressures lies another critical reality: the mental resilience required.

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Rwanda Strengthens Healthcare Access Through Strategic Medicines Partnership with Swiss Firm

Rwanda has taken a significant step toward strengthening its healthcare system through a new strategic partnership with Sandoz Group AG, a leading Swiss pharmaceutical company. The agreement is aimed at.

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World Health Day 2026: Celebrating Africa’s Health Triumphs, Confronting Tomorrow’s Challenges

Across Africa, a quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding. It is driven not by chance, but by science, resilience, and collective determination. As the World Health Organisation marks World Health.

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World Autism Awareness Day: Autism in Africa—The Untold Story Behind the Numbers

Do you know that approximately 1 in 100 children globally is on the autism spectrum, according to the World Health Organisation or that the Global Burden of Disease Study estimates.

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UJ Honours Monica Geingos: A Legacy of Advocacy, A Call to Continue

At the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on 16 March 2026, the conferral of an honorary doctorate on Namibia’s former First Lady, Monica Geingos, carried more than ceremonial significance. Beneath the.

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Health and Gender Indicators Improve Across SADC Region

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc of 16 Member States stretching from Angola to South Africa, recently unveiled its 2025 Scorecard on Sexual and Reproductive Health and.

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Africa CDC Strengthens Continental Health Security and Regulatory Ties

The ongoing evolution of health governance in Africa has entered a pivotal phase of strategic realignment and institutional strengthening. In the week of 16–22 February 2026, the Africa Centres for.

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