His malaria vaccination appointment at a clinic in central Cameroon was too important to miss. For decades, millions of ...

African Americans face unique health challenges shaped by both genetic factors and social determinants of health. Research consistently shows higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood ...

The African heritage diet is a diverse, regionally rooted pattern centered on fiber-rich traditional foods, fermented ...

The White House this week requested Congress approve $1.4 billion to fight the Ebola outbreak.

While safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines and treatments were developed in record speed and at unprecedented volumes, they still haven’t reached the vast majority of Africans who need them. After two ...

The increasing trend of reducing foreign aid to Africa is forcing the continent to reassess its approach to health care delivery. African countries face a major challenge of dealing with high rates of ...

African countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s estimated that over 85% of ...

The ongoing mpox outbreak is the latest test of resilience for health systems across Africa. Healthtech startups can play a crucial role in preventing overburdened health systems from collapsing due ...

The impact of the U.S. government’s sudden retreat on foreign assistance in 2025 has been most pronounced in Africa. For decades, African countries received the majority of U.S. global health ...

Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said Africa's health challenges require African led solutions rooted in the continent's own realities and urged for stronger research, innovation and ...

In 1889, as European powers busily divided up Africa into colonial holdings, the British did something that might seem unusual in this day and age, when the profit motive and geopolitics aren’t always ...