Medicines for Africa: with cutting-edge research, Ghana is at the forefront

In Ghana, a state-of-the-art university laboratory is training a new generation of African scientists to develop treatments for malaria, tuberculosis and cancer. 24 July 2025 by Claudia Lacave Testing starts small. Hagar Afriyie, a 29-year-old master’s student, selects reagents from the lab fridge, mixes them in a flask, and waits – after 30 to 120…

Mama D’s emergency delivery exposes deep inequities in Uganda’s health system

Ugandan celebrity chef @mama_d256, an iconic figure in the country’s culinary world, beat pre-eclampsia to deliver twins on July 19, 2025, at TMR Hospital, a private hospital — her go-to health facility for years. “As of midmorning on Friday the 18th, I was just an expectant mom, eagerly waiting to receive my twins on September 3rd. Little…