Health
Public health, healthcare investment, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and health policy across Africa. Africaspoint covers disease outbreaks, health system reforms, drug regulation, and the continent’s growing ambition to produce its own medicines — reporting that serves health professionals, investors, and policymakers alike.
Nigeria health sector records major gains
IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant progress across primary care, maternal…
Two million Kenyans with epilepsy, 80% untreated
Up to two million Kenyans live with epilepsy. Four in five receive no treatment. New EPInA research shows the burden…
Ghana rescues 500 child trafficking victims
Ghana's IJM has rescued more than 500 child trafficking victims since 2015, with 235 arrests and 70 convictions. The decade…
Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?
Nairobi's Dandora clean-up, led by Dr Joyce Kithure, raises a deeper question: what turns a community event into a permanent…
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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…
South Africa braces for June 30
South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…