Africa: Deepfake Alert – Ai-Generated Video Falsely Portrays Well-Known Health Expert Criticising Covid-19 Vaccines

Africa CDC Launches Framework to Combat Health Impact of Climate Change

Mr Kaseya said climate change is already wreaking havoc across Africa, driving extreme weather events, shifting disease patterns, food insecurity, and waterborne illnesses The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a strategic framework to address the health impacts of climate change. The Director-General of the Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, described…

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Africa: #ActForSRHR – A Call to Act Amidst Growing Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Africa

Africa: #ActForSRHR – A Call to Act Amidst Growing Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Africa

In the context of continuing global crises and diminishing donor funding, grassroots organisations and advocacy networks are facing difficult circumstances in maintaining services and advocating for progressive policy changes. And sexual and reproductive health accesses are being eroded. In response to these cumulative and complex challenges, MenEngage Africa and Sonke Gender Justice are catalysing a…

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ChatGPT’s mental health costs are adding up

ChatGPT’s mental health costs are adding up

Something troubling is happening to our brains as artificial intelligence platforms become more popular. Studies are showing that professional workers who use ChatGPT to carry out tasks might lose critical thinking skills and motivation. People are forming strong emotional bonds with chatbots, sometimes exacerbating feelings of loneliness. And others are having psychotic episodes after talking…

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Africa: Deepfake Alert – Ai-Generated Video Falsely Portrays Well-Known Health Expert Criticising Covid-19 Vaccines

Africa: How Far Is Your Closest Hospital or Clinic? Public Health Researchers Explain Why Africa Needs Up-to-Date Health Facility Databases

The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled precise assessments of hospital surge…

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Africa: Deepfake Alert – Ai-Generated Video Falsely Portrays Well-Known Health Expert Criticising Covid-19 Vaccines

Africa: Experts Call for Greener Cities As Climate Change Fuels Health Crisis in Africa

As climate change continues to exacerbate health inequalities across Africa, experts are now calling for cities to integrate more green infrastructure to cushion urban populations from its dire consequences. Speaking during a cross-border media café on the climate-health crisis in Africa, health and environmental experts emphasised that increasing urban temperatures, fuelled by unsustainable development, are…

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Africa: Deepfake Alert – Ai-Generated Video Falsely Portrays Well-Known Health Expert Criticising Covid-19 Vaccines

Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Addis Ababa, — – In a powerful display of regional unity and commitment to strengthening public health systems, senior health officials, government leaders, and public health professionals from across Southern Africa convened in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the Fourth Annual Southern African National Public Health Institute (NPHI) Meeting. Hosted under the theme “Strengthened Information, Knowledge Sharing…

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Africa: Deepfake Alert – Ai-Generated Video Falsely Portrays Well-Known Health Expert Criticising Covid-19 Vaccines

Southern Africa: Report Exposes Hidden Crisis in Southern Africa’s Public Health Sector

A new report released by WomenLift Health lays bare a critical but often overlooked barrier to resilient health systems in Southern Africa: a persistent leadership gap for women in the public health sector, despite decades of progressive gender equality policies. Based on a comprehensive stakeholder analysis across ten countries including Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

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