Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

As the world marks World Pharmacy Day today, Prof. Lere Baale, President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy and CEO of Business School Netherlands International, has called for pharmacists to be repositioned as frontline providers and policy influencers in the continent’s quest for stronger and more resilient healthcare systems. The annual celebration, established by the…

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Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

West Africa: Strengthening Lassa Fever Vaccine Research and Trial Capacity in West Africa

In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of lives each year and underscoring urgent need for sustained investment in research and vaccine manufacturing capacity. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Nigeria reported over 717 confirmed cases and 138 deaths, highlighting the escalating risk and the critical…

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Africa: No more missed opportunities – Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption

Africa: No more missed opportunities – Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption

The share of bilateral exports between Africa and the Caribbean, despite extensive shared history, has never surpassed 6%, according to an ITC and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) study, leaving much room for growth of up to $2.1 billion within the next 5 years according to new studies. Key to this growth is adding value in…

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Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

Africa Aware – Strengthening Africa’s Health Security

In this episode, Dr Jean Kaseya discusses how Africa CDC public health initiatives strengthen the capacity of health institutions across the African continent to deal with growing disease threats. The public health systems in Africa are under growing pressure. The sharp 70 per cent drop in official development assistance (ODA) risks weakening critical health programmes,…

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Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

West Africa: Africa CDC, Ecowas Commit to Strengthening Public Health Capacity Across West Africa

Monrovia, Liberia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing public health capacity across the region. The pledge was made at the conclusion of a three-day workshop held…

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