Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — For two decades, donor funding helped build one of the world’s most successful HIV responses. Now, as the United States scales back support, legal scholar Mnotho Ngcobo says Africa is confronting not just a funding crisis, but a constitutional and ethical one. Ngcobo, an assistant professor of law at the…
When Eric was diagnosed with HIV at 26, a doctor told him to plan for his funeral and give up on the idea of children. Today he’s a husband and the father of two HIV-negative sons, and the world’s first Burundian-Dutch Drag King living openly with HIV, a title he wears as both armor and…
The rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain through Central and East Africa is testing local public health authorities and raising concerns about the state of global health security. The proliferation of a rare strain of Ebola known as the Bundibugyo virus in Central and East Africa now constitutes the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record….
Zimbabwe’s proposed overhaul of medical aid regulations has sparked fierce debate, with industry players warning that the changes could trigger rising healthcare costs, reduced access, and the collapse of private medical cover for thousands of citizens. At the centre of the dispute is a proposed amendment to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000, which seeks to…
The Ministry of Health has cautioned the public against using fake websites circulating on social media for its ongoing recruitment exercise. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Tony Goodman, the Ministry said it had noticed publications suggesting the existence of alternative links for accessing the recruitment portal. According to the Ministry, the only…
Nairobi — More than 2,000 delegates from over 50 countries have convened this past week at the United Nations Office at Nairobi for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting. The gathering sought to reimagine African health systems and advance integrated, inclusive, and sustainable solutions across the continent. At the heart of these deliberations lies an…
Kampala, Uganda — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that 21 countries had, by Friday, declared measles outbreaks–an alarming development given that the disease is highly preventable through vaccination. Speaking to journalists during a press briefing, Prof. Yap Boum II, the Deputy Head of the Africa CDC Mpox Response,…
