This “internet of beings” could be the third and ultimate phase of the internet’s evolution. After linking computers in the first phase and everyday objects in the second, global information systems would now connect directly to our organs. According to natural scientists, who recently met in Dubai for a conference titled Prototypes for Humanity, this…
Magda Habib Interview with Magda HabibCO-FOUNDER, DAWI CLINICS Lives in: Egypt The Starbucks of healthcare. This is how a chain of clinics in Egypt that Magda Habib has co-founded and built to 30 branches has been described. Her husband disagrees, saying McDonald’s is a better comparison, arguing that Starbucks is too expensive in the North…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded the possibilities for precision medicine and boosted efficiency, from processing X-rays in seconds to anticipating disease outbreaks and adapting treatment regimens to specific patients. However, as AI systems become more integrated throughout the patient journey, from diagnosis to aftercare, they create serious ethical concerns. Who is accountable when an algorithm…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Since its launch in Somaliland in 2024, the Damal Caafimaad Project has supported 49 health facilities and served over 425,000 outpatients, with a significant rise in antenatal care coverage. Female outpatient attendance reached 76,527, representing a 56.5% coverage of the targeted population. Over 16,000 pregnant women completed at least four antenatal care visits…
The African CDC has urged countries in the continent to invest in Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) interventions for better healthcare. Social and Behavioral Change Coordinator at African CDC, Dr Priscilla Madzinga Kasena, made the remarks on Friday during the official closing of a four-day First Continental Social and Behavioral Change Costing and Financing meeting…
Africa Must Pay Its Health Debt — Before the Planet Collects Africa’s most significant health crisis isn’t the next virus. It’s the quiet epidemic of polluted rivers, contaminated soil, and sick people left behind by decades of industrial neglect. From Ghana’s Galamsey pits to the oil-blackened streams of the Niger Delta, the continent has become…
Durban, South Africa / Lagos, Scidev.Net — As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s…
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on October 7 passed a motion urging the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers and Partner States to accelerate efforts toward achieving universal health coverage across the region to ensure that no citizen of the community is left behind in terms of accessing medical care. The motion was…
Abuja — China in Africa is not just about strategic infrastructure. The country’s presence on the African continent aims to create a partnership that will last for years and is different from other approaches, as it is focused on concrete needs such as healthcare. In this context, the announcement by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria,…
Uganda’s flagship pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant, Dei BioPharma, has dismissed as false and malicious reports alleging a mass exodus of its senior scientists from the company’s state-of-the-art vaccine and drug manufacturing complex in Kigogwa-Matugga. A blogger had earlier claimed that Group CEO Hirak Kumar Sen, Head of Human Capital Olivia Kemigisa, and Company Pharmacist Dr…
