Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly becoming one of the greatest threats to global health, and Africa is at the center of this unfolding crisis. The World Health Organization has warned that […]
Zimbabwe has taken a historic step in strengthening its health system with the creation of the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), officially launched in October 2025. This new institution, known as […]
Dr. Benido Impouma, Acting Director of the Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control Cluster, WHO Africa Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa As 2025 drew to a close, […]
Polio Virus Nigeria’s public health system faced one of its most challenging years in 2025 as multiple infectious diseases surged across the country, testing the resilience of health infrastructure and […]
The year 2025 was marked by both remarkable progress and severe challenges in –global health. According to the World Health Organization, governments and partners achieved historic milestones in eliminating infectious diseases, […]
A diphtheria-infected mouth Africa is facing a dangerous resurgence of diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease that should no longer be claiming lives in the twenty-first century. In December 2025, Ministers of […]
Ghana’s decades-long progress in malaria control is now under serious threat as health experts warn of the growing resistance of malaria parasites to artemisinin, the cornerstone of global malaria treatment. […]
The Cholera Virus under a microscope The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing its most devastating cholera outbreak in a quarter of a century, with UNICEF reporting more than […]
Nigeria is facing a growing public health crisis as Lassa fever continues to claim lives across the country in 2025. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The global fight against HIV is at a critical turning point, and nowhere is this more evident than in Africa. At the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in […]
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