President of the World Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Mental Health Bill to improve the health of Nigerians.
Enabulele made the…
Despite data limitations from the Tigray regional state, where only 9% of health facilities were reported to be fully functional, the Ministry of Health estimated that at least US$1.4 billion is…
Africa's public health systems with often poor infrastructure are overburdened as well as lack the necessary equipment and medication to treat patients
The climate crisis together with extreme weather has…
Bill Gates, on a visit to Kenya, has announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa.
The new pledge will be spent…
The healthcare industry has historically been slow in adopting technology, however, studies show that by embracing emerging technologies such as AI, EHR, IoMT, augmented reality, wearables, and robotics the industry…
About 10 percent of the Ghanaian population is diabetic, president of the National Diabetes Association-Ghana (NDAG), Elizabeth Esi Denyoh, has said.
According to her, the prevalence of the disease continued…
West African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA) has announced a $6 million investment in AfyA Care as part of the company’s Series A capital raise.
AfyA Care…
Modou Njai, Director of Health Promotion and Education under the Ministry of Health, has been appointed regional coordinator by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC).
Following his…
Kenya played host to the Continental Association of African Neurological Societies (CAANS) Congress, a three day immersion that brings together neurosurgeons from the continent.
The 4th edition of the conference…