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Africa’s Health Challenges Require African Solutions Rooted in Local Realities, Says Ethiopia’s Deputy PM

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said Africa’s health challenges require African led solutions rooted in the continent’s own realities and urged for stronger research, innovation and collaboration to build resilient health systems and improve healthcare outcomes across Africa. Speaking at the MedEdAfrica 2026 Conference in Addis Ababa under the theme “Advancing…

Africa’s Immunization Acceleration – Charting a Path to Better Health, Health Security and Economic Growth for a Continent on the Rise

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Introduction: Africa’s Immunization Landscape and Its Significance Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its public health journey. With a current population of 1.4 billion and projections to reach 3.3 billion by 2075, the continent’s immunization landscape holds immense significance—not only for health outcomes but for economic and social development. Immunization programs have already saved…

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Africa: Taking the World’s Temperature – WHO Chief Spotlights Global Health Emergencies

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Thursday, announcing updates on global health emergencies. Key takeways Hantavirus officially over Ebola virus spreads in DR Congo Tonnes of supplies delivered in quake-hit Venezuela…

Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level

eriinfo.com2 months ago01 mins

Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.

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Africa: Tanzania, Africa CDC Scale Up Health Funding

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

Ethiopia — TANZANIA and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have stepped up efforts to reshape primary healthcare financing, with a new push focused on expanding investment in community based health systems across the continent. The discussions in Ethiopia placed primary healthcare at the centre of strategies to achieve Universal Health Coverage and…

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Africa: Merck Foundation, Tata Centre Train Health Workers in Oncology

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Twenty-seven African countries, including Ghana, have benefited from specialised oncology training under a partnership between the Merck Foundation and the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The initiative, which is aimed at strengthening cancer care and addressing the shortage of oncology specialists across the continent, has so far awarded 141 scholarships to doctors, nurses and other healthcare…

Health tech is only as strong as the hands that shape it

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

Vishal Barapatre, Group Chief Technology Officer at In2IT Technologies. (Image: Supplied) Healthcare is investing heavily in technology, but outcomes do not always improve at the same rate or deliver the desired effect. The issue is rarely a lack of tools. More often, it comes down to the way those tools are designed, connected and maintained….

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Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals

eriinfo.com2 months ago023 mins

Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans’ health data A new report by Human Rights Watch has renewed scrutiny of a new generation of health cooperation agreements between the United States and African governments, raising concerns about data-sharing provisions, pathogen access arrangements and the broader implications for health sovereignty across the continent….

Africa: Ebola, Hantavirus, Diphtheria – How Distrust in Health Care Is Fuelling Multiple Outbreaks Across the Globe

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

The first half of 2026 has been marked by three different disease outbreaks: Ebola, hantavirus and, in Australia, diphtheria. Each has exposed vulnerabilities in how we detect, communicate and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Each of these outbreaks has its unique challenges. But a common thread has been distrust in health care or a lack…

Africa: Health Emerges As a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference

eriinfo.com2 months ago013 mins

Bonn — Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world’s most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent’s climate and health landscape – increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms. Changing temperatures and, more…