#bbc.com. #Mar.04.2026 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Nigeria medical council suspends doctors over death of author's son. The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.
#Health × #Nigeria #Africa ×
#nytimes.com. #Mar.04.2026 In Sierra Leone, a New Maternal Care Center Aims to be a Blueprint. In Sierra Leone, a New Maternal Hospital Aims to be the Blueprint
#Health × #Sierra Leone #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2026 Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries. Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny
#Health × #Kenya #Africa × #Zimbabwe
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 South Africa: A year after USAID cuts. Health workers and their patients are still reeling from the impact from last year.
#Health × #Africa × #South Africa
#bbc.com. #Feb.25.2026 Zimbabwe rejects US health deal over sensitive data concerns. Access to biological samples raised flags for Zimbabwe as the US did not want to share the benefits of its research.
#Health × #Politics #Africa × #USA #North America #Zimbabwe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2026 US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal. Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions
#Health × #Africa × #Zambia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.21.2026 Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko. As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa
#Health × #Politics #Africa × #Botswana
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.18.2026 Israel kills two in Gaza, blocks thousands from medical exit through Rafah. The latest deaths come as just 260 people have been allowed to seek medical care via the crossing to Egypt, the UN says.
#Health × #Politics #Africa × #Asia #Egypt #Israel
#bbc.com. #Feb.14.2026 Guinea-Bissau: Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial blasted by WHO. Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.
#Health × #Guinea #Guinea-Bissau #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.12.2026 ‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy. With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation
#Health × #Tech #Nigeria #Africa ×
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Why US-funded vaccine trial plan for babies in Guinea-Bissau caused outrage. The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.
#Education #Health × #Guinea #Guinea-Bissau #Africa × #USA #Denmark #Europe #North America #Kingdom of Denmark
#bbc.com. #Feb.06.2026 US-South Africa funding: As American cash dries up the fight to stop Aids gets harder. Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.
#Health × #Africa × #South America #South Africa #USA #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.05.2026 South Sudan conflict: MSF says staff missing after air strikes hit hospital in Jonglei. MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.
#Health × #Sudan #Africa × #South Sudan
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.05.2026 South Sudan hospital hit by government air strike, MSF says. Medical NGO says targeted attacks have forced the closure of hospitals, while UN says 280,000 displaced in Jonglei.
#Health × #Sudan #Africa × #South Sudan
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.04.2026 The cold, hungry reality of displacement in war-torn Sudan’s Tawila. Displaced families who fled el-Fasher face dire conditions with no blankets, food shortages, and few medical supplies.
#Health × #Sudan #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.03.2026 Palestinians hope for more after limited Rafah crossing opening – video. About 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care hope to leave the devastated territory via the crossing, according to Gaza health officials
#Health × #Africa × #Palestine #Asia
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.02.2026 Funeral insurance thrives as millions can’t afford healthcare in Zimbabwe. More Zimbabweans are preparing for death than survival as funeral policies are more popular than health insurance.
#Health × #Africa × #Zimbabwe
#theguardian.com. #Jan.23.2026 ‘It’s the sovereignty of the country’: Guinea-Bissau says US vaccine study suspended. Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns
#Health × #Politics #Guinea #Guinea-Bissau #Africa × #USA #North America
#nytimes.com. #Jan.22.2026 Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked. RFK Jr. Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Nov.19.2025 New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests. Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year
#Health × #PublicHoliday #New Year's Eve #Africa × #New Year
#aljazeera.com. #Nov.18.2025 Nestle accused of risking baby health in Africa. NGO says Swiss food giant is 'putting the health of babies at risk for profit' by adding sugar to babyfood.
#Health × #Africa × #USA #Switzerland #Europe #Asia #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Nov.18.2025 ‘I had already given my baby a name’ – This is climate breakdown. It started with a migraine but ended in hospital. When Gowend had dengue the first time she had no idea she was pregnant. This is Gowend’s story
#Health × #Weather #Africa × #dengue fever
#theguardian.com. #Nov.17.2025 Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries. Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition
#Health × #Africa ×
#aljazeera.com. #Nov.17.2025 Ethiopia confirms three Marburg deaths as outbreak sparks regional alarm. Health authorities isolate more than 100 contacts as deadly hemorrhagic virus detected near South Sudan border.
#Health × #Sudan #Ethiopia #Africa × #South Sudan
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