🇳🇬 Sachet Alcohol: Sacrificing our children for profit?
Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has moved to prohibit the production and sale of alcohol in sachets an...
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🇳🇬 Oba Adekoya commends Nigerians investing in healthcare
Nigeria's healthcare sector is experiencing a pivotal shift as high-net-worth individuals and business leaders increasingly redirect capital toward me...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s Healthcare Gap Is a $12 Billion Investment
Nigeria's healthcare system stands at a critical inflection point. With a population exceeding 240 million—Africa's largest—the country faces a parado...
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🌍 Liberia: Govt Shifts From Donor Dependence to System
Liberia's government is attempting one of West Africa's most ambitious healthcare transformations: moving from chronic donor dependence to a domestica...
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🌍 Malawi’s hospital crackdown ignites legal firestorm
Malawi's healthcare sector is bracing for unprecedented upheaval following President Lazarus Chakwera's executive order prohibiting medical profession...
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🇰🇪 Duale tells Senate SHA system under strain from fraud
Kenya's Social Health Authority (SHA) is hemorrhaging trust and resources through systemic fraud, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale disclosed this w...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's HIV Prevention Rollout at Risk From US
South Africa stands at a critical juncture in its HIV prevention strategy. The country is preparing to roll out lenacapavir (LEN), a groundbreaking in...
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s M-TIBA refunds users after shutting health savings
Kenya's health financing ecosystem is undergoing a painful reset. Two parallel crises—M-TIBA's abrupt pivot away from consumer health savings and a go...
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🇰🇪 Health Ministry Audits EduAfya Claims to Unlock Delayed
## Kenya's Health Ministry Takes Action on EduAfya Payment Crisis Kenya's Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive audit of outstanding claims...
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🇳🇬 PVAC statement on Emzor Pharmaceuticals API project
Nigeria's pharmaceutical sector is at an inflection point. The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) has publicly en...
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🇿🇦 SPOTLIGHT: SA Medical Research Council rolls out rescue
South Africa's health research sector faces an unprecedented fiscal challenge. The Medical Research Council (MRC), the country's premier biomedical in...
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🇳🇬 FG, Private Sector Launch Health Insurance Scheme
Nigeria's federal government and private sector stakeholders have unveiled the Inclusive Health Insurance Enrolment Programme, a landmark initiative d...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria spends $150m annually on vaccines — NPHCDA
Nigeria's federal government commits approximately **$150 million annually** to vaccine procurement, a significant public health investment that under...
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🇿🇦 Creating the future of medical technology in South Africa
South Africa's healthcare system faces a paradox that costs billions annually: the nation imports cutting-edge medical technology while functional equ...
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🇳🇬 FG ban on drug imports hailed as boost for local pharma
Nigeria's Federal Government has updated its schedule of prohibited trade items to include pharmaceuticals already manufactured domestically—a landmar...
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🇰🇪 How a cheaper vaccine helped Kenya cut malaria by a third
Kenya has achieved a significant public health milestone: a 33% reduction in malaria cases within two years of deploying an affordable vaccine strateg...
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🇳🇬 Fake Colgate toothpaste floods market, NAFDAC warns
Nigeria's personal care market—valued at approximately $2.8 billion annually—is facing a significant authenticity crisis. The National Agency for Food...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Broken Clinics Push Patients to Expensive
South Africa's public healthcare system is at a breaking point, and European investors are watching closely. A recent government audit reveals a stark...
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🇳🇬 Abia launches healthcare culture reform with US partner
Abia State in southeastern Nigeria is embarking on an ambitious restructuring of its public healthcare system, signalling a significant shift in how N...
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🇿🇦 Beyond binaries — why NHI success depends on design, not
South Africa's National Health Insurance scheme represents one of the continent's most ambitious healthcare reforms—and one of the riskiest for foreig...
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