Zimbabwe: New Hope for TB Prevention in People With HIV As Experimental Vaccine Deemed Safe
THE experimental M72/AS01 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has shown a favourable safety profile in people living with HIV who…
Rwanda/Ethiopia: Rwanda Hold Ethiopia but Bow Out of CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers
Rwanda’s hopes of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games came to an end on Tuesday after…
South Africa: Albinism Awareness Month Puts Overlooked Skin Cancer Risks in Focus
Albinism increases skin cancer risk. Small skin changes can be warning signs. Early treatment can prevent major surgery.…
Uganda Declared Free of Latest Polio Outbreak
Uganda detected poliovirus in May 2024, prompting health authorities to strengthen surveillance and outbreak response activities Uganda and…
Nigeria: WHO Recommends a Clinical Trial of Ebola Vaccine Against Bundibugyo Virus
The recommendation followed preliminary animal study data suggesting that the vaccine may provide some cross-protection against the disease,…
South Africa Prepares for Potential New Adult TB Vaccine
The Department of Health has welcomed progress towards a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, while confirming preparatory work to…
Africa: U.S. Defends New HIV Funding Model As Activists Challenge PEPFAR Reforms
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — HIV activists confronted U.S. officials before the official start of the AIDS 2026 conference…
Burundi: ‘A Doctor Told Me to Buy My Coffin’ – How Eric Turned an HIV Diagnosis Into Activism
When Eric was diagnosed with HIV at 26, a doctor told him to plan for his funeral and…
Africa: ‘One Injection Protects Up to Six Months’ – What Is New HIV Drug Lenacapavir?
As South Africa becomes the ninth African country to introduce the use of new long-acting drug lenacapavir for…
South Africa: SA’s Healthcare System Treats Schizophrenia As a Crisis, Not a Recovery Journey
The healthcare system and deep-rooted societal stigma are failing patients. When a patient is diagnosed with a lifelong…
Nigeria: Ebola Alert – NCDC Declares High Importation Risk, Activates Emergency Response Nationwide
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that…
11 African Countries can now buy Cloud Hosting and pay with MobileMoney
AFRICLOUD is a cloud infrastructure provider running compute, storage, and networking from two data centres: one in Lisbon,…