Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

By Hatice Beton, Roberto Durán-Fernández, Dennis Ostwald and Rifat Atun As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis June 16, a critical issue was absent from the agenda: the future of global health financing. Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts and cuts to development aid, health has been sidelined…

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Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa: The Global Mental Health Crisis Surges Amid $200 Billion Funding Gap

United Nations — Although access to mental health and psychosocial support services is considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations (UN), hundreds of millions of people experience limited or inadequate access to mental health and psychosocial support services. On June 6, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa: Guarding the Gates – Uganda Strengthens Border Health Amid Ongoing Threats

Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system. With Mpox still active and the memories of the recent Ebola outbreak fresh, the country is intensifying efforts where it matters most: at the borders. With over…

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Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa: Promising Youth-Led Health Innovations Across Africa Celebrated

Africa CDC’s Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubator Programme has awarded its first 15 grants, worth €45,000. These grants will support youth-led, community-focused initiatives that promote innovation, impact, and sustainability in addressing public health, social justice, education, and development challenges by transforming them into actionable public health solutions. The pitching contest was held from 27 to 30…

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Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa: Plans to Scale Up Mental Health Leadership Courses in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is spearheading a continental Mental Health Leadership Programme aimed at equipping mental health advocates and leaders with the skills and competencies needed to address mental health challenges through a public health lens. Launched last year at two training sites–the American University in Cairo, which trained…

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Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

Africa CDC Awards Top 15 Youth-Led Health Innovations Under Bingwa Plus Programme

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | June 16, 2025 — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced 15 youth-led innovations as winners of the Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubator Pitch Competition, marking a significant milestone in empowering Africa’s next generation of public health leaders. The competition, held in Abuja, Nigeria, from May 27 -30,…

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Africa: Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency of International Concern – WHO

Africa: Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency of International Concern – WHO

PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, consistently reporting between 200 and 600 new weekly cases. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has maintained that Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General,…

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Gaza health system ‘extremely fragile’ as aid point killings increase: ICRC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Gaza health system ‘extremely fragile’ as aid point killings increase: ICRC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attacks at aid distribution sites sending increased number of casualties to hospitals says ICRC. Gaza’s healthcare system is “extremely fragile” amid the ongoing Israeli war, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned. The organisation said in a statement on Sunday that the enclave’s hospitals are in urgent need of protection and…

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