Enhancing Lassa Fever Medical Countermeasures in West Africa
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Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa…
West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security
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Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writer) The ECOWAS Lassa International Conference builds on the first convening held in Abuja in 2019, when the country…
Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life
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Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring…
Vaccine Financing Saves Lives: Gavi’s 6.0 Replenishment Shows Why
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writer) Seatbelts began as a simple safety feature, often dismissed at first as inconvenient. But over time, this innovation…
Kenya and Nigeria Are Reimagining Health Systems in a Changing Climate
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This article was co-authored by Africa Health Business and Nigeria Health Watch as part of our advocacy efforts to raise awareness and…
Sierra Leone’s Mpox Surge Puts Africa’s Epidemic Preparedness to the Test
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writers) The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across…
The Pandemic Agreement is Signed: Will it Deliver Justice for Africa?
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The final Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) negotiations must be the true test of global equity in health….
Digital Tools in Community Health: Ethiopia’s Example for Nigeria
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Sonia Biose (Lead Writer) “Before I became a Community Health Worker, women in my village often gave birth at home without any…
Gavi Funding Cuts Could Be Africa's Moment of Reckoning for Vaccine Financing
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Mahdi Garba and Oluoma Omeje (Lead writers) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to vaccines across…
Kenya and Nigeria’s Journey in Healthcare Financing and Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa
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This article was co-authored by Africa Health Business and Nigeria Health Watch as part of our advocacy efforts to raise awareness and…
Preparedness is Key: Strengthening the Research Ecosystem in West Africa
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Oluomachukwu Omeje and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Infectious disease outbreaks remain a challenge in the West African region, driven in part by…
Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa: Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate
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Oluomachukwu Omeje (Lead Writer) The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity’s most significant health threat, with…
Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) The African Continent is experiencing a new wave of Mpox (formerly monkeypox virus) cases, driven by a…
Vaccines are a Modern Day Miracle: Gavi's Role in Sustaining Life-Saving Access
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Vivianne Ihekweazu and Alexander Chiejina (Lead Writers) “Thanks to the power of immunisation, the number of childhood deaths from vaccine preventable diseases…