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West Africa: National Public Health Institutes - Route to Accelerating Health Security in the Ecowas Region
[Nigeria Health Watch] If there were any doubts of what may happen when countries don't take prioritise epidemic preparedness, the covid-19 pandemic is still a fresh reminder. Its economic cost is estimated to be as high as $114 trillion. However, it is not just about money. Other long-term consequences may not be apparent at first, such as morbidity, mental health, economic losses and increased poverty rates. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Participants in Nigeria Vaccinated in First-Ever Phase 2 Lassa Fever Vaccine Clinical Trial, Sponsored By IAVI
[Nigeria Health Watch] The CEPI-funded study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of IAVI's single dose Lassa fever vaccine candidate (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Vaccine - Gavi Announces $250m Grant to Nigeria As Tinubu Urges Greater Collaboration With Organisation
[Premium Times] President Tinubu said partnership on local vaccine production has become necessary owing to the challenges faced by developing countries, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious disease outbreaks. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Manufacturing Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Mozambique: Nine Blinded Due to Self-Medication for Conjunctivitis
[AIM] Maputo -- The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Tinubu to Gavi CEO - Nigerian Manufacturers Capable, Ready to Produce Vaccines
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for children and adults. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Manufacturing Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Global Leaders to Gather in Geneva, Aiming to Raise $1 Billion to Alleviate Ethiopia's Humanitarian Crisis
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Senior officials from various countries and international organizations will convene in Geneva on 16 April, 2024 for a high-level pledging event aimed at addressing the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Food and Agriculture Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Ethiopia Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Nutrition United States, Canada and Africa Source Type: news

Africa: The Self-Care Wheel - an Award-Winning Innovation to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
[WHO] The Self-Care Wheel, which recently won the World Health Organization (WHO) internal Director-General's Excellence Award for Innovation 2023, is now set to help demystify self-care and increase understanding of WHO's recommended self-care interventions in several countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Innovation International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Central African Republic: Gavi Increases Support to Reach All Children With Immunisation in the Central African Republic
[GAVI] Geneva/Bangui -- Gavi to increase its financial support to strengthen data systems, bolster health workforce and engagement at community level, and foster innovation for enhancing outreach to better identify and reach missed children. Announcement follows discussions on key priorities with Government and partners during a two-day visit by Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar and senior Gavi leadership to the Central African Republic. Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra: "Investing in prevention is the (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Central African Republic Children and Youth Health and Medicine NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news

Angola: Head of State Opens Main Military Hospital/Higher Institute
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, inaugurated Thursday, in Luanda, the first phase of the Main Military Hospital, which also comprises a Higher Institute, equipped with modern technology to provide specialized assistance to personnel and their families. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: One in Four People With HIV Not On Treatment, According to New Estimates
[spotlight] Despite South Africa's impressive HIV testing figures, a subset of people start taking antiretroviral therapy far later than is ideal for their health, shows new data from the leading mathematical model of HIV in the country. These new estimates present a synthesis of the best sources of data of HIV in the country as it factors in numbers from multiple sources. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: Health Crisis Persists in Kenya As Doctors Reject Govt Offer
[Capital FM] Nairiobi -- The health crisis will persist in Kenya after doctors rejected a government offer aimed at ending two-week-long strike that has severely disrupted health services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Liberia: MoH & WHO Kick Off Voluntary Blood Donation
[New Dawn] The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) through its National Blood Safety Program, kicked off a voluntary blood donation initiative on Wednesday, 3 April 2024. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: What Topics Should 'Healthy Me, No Cap!' Cover?
[DW] Enjoy our new show "Healthy Me, No cap!" and let us know your favorite topic for a chance to win a prize from DW. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

South Africa: Aspirant Black Chartered Accountants in South Africa Feel Marginalised, Hurting Pass Rates and Their Mental Health
[The Conversation Africa] Every year the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants administers the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). This board exam is the last hurdle for an aspiring chartered accountant en route to qualifying. The latest results, released in late February, had an overall pass rate of 52%. The pass rate for white candidates was 76% and the pass rate for Black candidates was 39%. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Addressing Regulatory Challenges to Advance Local Manufacturing in Africa
[Africa CDC] Local manufacturing and access to health products represent strategic pillars of the health and security agenda for the African continent. African leaders pledge to increase the share of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics locally manufactured in Africa to 60% by 2040. This vision will be achieved by establishing a sustainable vaccine development and manufacturing ecosystem underpinned by research and development, intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer, robust regulatory systems, innovative (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 4, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Manufacturing Source Type: news