This week on Africa Health Weekly, we cover three major health stories shaping the continent's public health landscape. A deadly Rift Valley Fever outbreak is spreading across West Africa with over 400 cases reported in Mauritania and Senegal. The mpox crisis continues to strain health systems across Africa, with surveillance collapsing in conflict-affected regions of the DRC. And in a major breakthrough, South Africa becomes the first African nation to approve lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable that could revolutionize HIV prevention.

Plus, we highlight innovation at the Galien Africa Prize, Tunisia's plans for a fully digital hospital, and the ongoing maternal health crisis in Sierra Leone.

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This week on Africa Health Weekly, host Beverly Ndifoin unpacks Nigeria’s ₦32.9 billion investment to strengthen primary healthcare, Ghana’s growing crisis of unemployed health workers, and Egypt’s fast-rising digital health scene. We spotlight mental health advocacy in Togo, research resilience in Botswana, and urgent responses to diphtheria and mpox outbreaks. Plus, a troubling accountability story from Malawi, where UK-donated ambulances were allegedly auctioned off to fund car repairs. Tune in for a concise, five-minute roundup of Africa’s top health headlines, innovations, and policy shifts.

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This episode of Africa Health Weekly highlights significant advancements in health across the continent, focusing on digital health innovations in Côte d'Ivoire, trauma care improvements, women's health initiatives, and the ongoing fight against HIV. It also discusses leadership and investment in health systems, emphasizing the importance of local stories and initiatives in shaping Africa's health landscape.

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This episode of Africa Health Weekly covers significant health stories across the continent, including the establishment of a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub in Cameroon, workforce challenges in healthcare, advancements in maternal health, public health initiatives in Ghana and Egypt, research on malaria treatment, and policy changes in Zambia. The episode highlights the progress and challenges faced by various countries in improving health outcomes and self-reliance in healthcare.

Takeaways

• Cameroon is establishing a $930 million pharmaceutical hub.
• The hub aims to reduce reliance on imported medicines.
• Senegal has expanded its diagnostic facility for health threats.
• Moroccan doctors are advocating for systemic health policy changes.
• Sierra Leone is formalizing midwifery as a diploma qualification.
• Ghana is launching its first nationwide HPV vaccination campaign.
• Egypt's health initiative has reached 70 million women.
• Rwanda is conducting a clinical trial for a new malaria treatment.
• Senegal has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health issue.
• Zambia is embracing self-reliance in healthcare funding.
  
  
  
  

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This episode of Africa Health Weekly covers significant health updates from the UN General Assembly, including the Accra Reset initiative, which aims to reform global health governance. It highlights impactful healthcare initiatives in Egypt and Ethiopia, the devastating effects of a prolonged doctor strike in Kenya, and the recognition of African health leaders on the global stage, showcasing their contributions to global health.

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In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, host Beverly Ndifoin covers a series of transformative developments and urgent challenges across Africa: the cost of the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir has been slashed by 99%, making it available for just $40 a year in over 120 countries; Google selects Nigeria’s Infinity Health Africa for its first AI for GovTech accelerator; Togo rises to medium Human Development Index status; Uganda unveils an ambitious plan to grow health tourism tenfold; and Ghana expands its National Health Insurance Scheme to include sickle cell treatment. We also look at Sudan’s mounting health crisis amid conflict, Côte d’Ivoire’s reopening of health facilities with UNICEF’s support, Tunisian health workers’ push for fairer pay and protections, Morocco’s new research linking workplace health to economic loss, and efforts in Egypt, Somaliland, and Botswana to strengthen access to essential medicines and vaccines.

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In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, host Beverly Ndifoin covers Tanzania’s historic approval of arpraziquantel, the world’s first pediatric treatment for schistosomiasis, marking a breakthrough for millions of children at risk. We also explore the World Health Organization’s urgent warning on Eswatini’s soaring suicide rates, Kenya’s massive health fund fraud scandal that diverted more than $800 million through phantom billing, and Senegal’s rollout of a new six-in-one childhood vaccine. Other stories include Zimbabwe’s draft National Health Insurance Bill funded by “sin taxes,” Tunisia’s suspension of treatment for Libyan patients over unpaid debts, the use of expired medicines in Gambian hospitals, Algeria’s new health minister, Ethiopia’s non-physician surgeons expanding rural access despite resource shortages, and Malawi’s successful ban on alcohol sachets as a blueprint for public health reform.

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In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, we highlight the latest health stories shaping the continent. From major infrastructure investments to inspiring public health victories and urgent humanitarian responses, we bring you the news that matters most.

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This episode of Africa Health Weekly highlights significant health stories across Africa, including Togo's malaria vaccine rollout, updates on outbreaks like Ebola and cholera, challenges faced by health workers, and innovative healthcare access initiatives in Nigeria and Cameroon. The conversation emphasizes the resilience and ongoing challenges within Africa's healthcare systems.

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In this first episode of Africa Health Weekly, we explore the major health stories shaping Africa right now. From Zambia, where African health ministers gathered under the World Health Organization to strengthen commitments against polio and cholera, to Morocco’s groundbreaking achievement in reprogramming blood cells into stem cells, the first of its kind on the continent.

We also bring you updates on Botswana’s national health emergency, the regional spread of Mpox, and Nigeria’s ongoing battle with Lassa fever. Finally, we examine issues of accountability and ethics in healthcare, including Ghana’s crackdown on insurance fraud, Egypt’s closure of unlicensed clinics, and Malawi’s impending tuberculosis drug shortage due to cuts in international aid.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Africa’s united plan to eradicate polio and slash cholera deaths (WHO, 2025)
• Dubai Investments’ pharmaceutical project in Angola and Lesotho’s long-awaited cancer center
• Morocco’s historic stem cell breakthrough, announced by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health
• Public health emergencies in Botswana, Senegal, Mozambique, and Nigeria (NCDC, 2025)
• Accountability measures in Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, and Malawi’s looming TB crisis

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