You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.
Diseases don’t respect national borders … governments all over the world need to work together to rein them in
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre
In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a ‘wild west’ where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work
Scatec ASA announced the appointment of Alberto Gambacorta as General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, reinforcing the company’s commitment to renewable energy development in the region
According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years
President Kais Saied is using African migrants and European Union migration policies to undo recently acquired democratic rights
We need to understand the international dimension of conflicts in Africa and examine Western rationales that drive it
Instead of only focusing on what went wrong, analysing policies that have improved people’s lives helps governments NGOs in other actions
Five years of progress in the fight against TB have been eliminated because of the pandemic
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted efforts to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio
Because foreign aid is not effective in helping African countries achieve their development goals, the ‘aid sector’ needs to be reformed
Infants younger than one year in Africa have nearly five times the risk of death than those aged 15 to 19 years after contracting the virus
The climate crisis will hit Africa hard. The Covid-19 crisis has shown that African states can’t rely on the Global North to do the right thing. Nevertheless, there are signs that all is not lost
The global community should use newly allocated special drawing rights to help African families recover stronger, smarter, sustainably and more equitably
More than two million people at risk of climate-related starvation in Kenya
Security and corruption prevents the country from ranking higher on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index for 2021
After 30 years of research, the World Health Organisation is finally recommending the widespread use of a malaria vaccine
The allocation of special drawing rights is based on the size of a country’s economy, which means the richest countries on the African continent will get the lion’s share
The lack of detailed information on extreme heat impacts hinders disaster response and preparedness.
It is difficult for residents of informal settlements to follow guidelines to prevent Covid-19 transmission, such as hand-washing, in the absence of access to water. It is governments’ responsibility to provide these basic services