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With the support of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the first kidney transplant in Burkina Faso was successfully performed, marking a milestone in the country’s medical history and setting an example for health diplomacy in West Africa.
Ethiopia has successfully concluded the second round of its nationwide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) campaign, reaching more…
At the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre in Maiyama General hospital in Kebbi state, Nigeria, where an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team works, two-year-old Ummul Khairun Mohammed is receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition. Due to developmental delays caused by the condition, she is still unable to walk.
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide despite being almost entirely preventable.
Cameroon is embarking on a transformative journey to revamp its emergency medical services (EMS) system, marking a significant milestone in…
President John Mahama will on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, host Africa’s political leaders, policymakers, and global health stakeholders at the…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $46-million loan to finance the Sokoto State Health Infrastructure Project, a transformative initiative designed to enhance healthcare access and quality in Nigeria’s Sokoto State.
An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised serious concerns over the worsening health and food crisis in Sudan, a country ravaged by civil war for over two years.
Chad’s Minister of Public Health and Prevention, Dr. Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, has visited the Dougi refugee camp in the eastern province of Ouaddaï following the outbreak of several cholera cases among Sudanese refugees.