Women, Youth, and Gender Equity at the Centre of the Fight Against AMR and Drug-Resistant TB

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a serious global health threat, but experts at a recent AMR Dialogues session warned that solutions must go beyond science and medicine to include gender equity, youth participation, and community-centered approaches. The discussion highlighted how women, gender-diverse communities, and young people experience disproportionate risks of infection, drug resistance, and…

African Scientific Leadership Gains Global Voice as Prof. Abdoulaye Djimdé Joins UN Scientific Advisory Board

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Professor Abdoulaye Djimdé, a globally recognised malaria researcher from Mali, has been appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board, bringing an important African perspective to a global body that provides independent scientific advice on science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. A leading expert in malaria genomics and drug resistance, Professor Djimdé heads the…

Landmark Legal Victories Meet Growing Health Crisis in East African Reproductive Rights Battle

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Kenyan courts issued a series of landmark rulings affirming abortion as a fundamental right, yet advocates warn that institutional stigma and administrative barriers continue to fuel a deadly national health crisis. According to a 2025 report by the Ministry of Health and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), an estimated 792,694 induced abortions…

Rising FGM Rates and Barriers to Health Rights Spark Urgent Calls for Accountability

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Global experts and survivors are sounding the alarm as progress toward ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and ensuring menstrual health falls dangerously behind schedule, despite 2030 targets set by world leaders. At the SHE & Rights session held in February 2026, ahead of the 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women,…

Uganda begins mandatory newborn screening for sickle cell disease

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Uganda has rolled out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease, a move health officials say will significantly reduce the disease’s contribution to under-five deaths and ease pressure on the country’s health system. Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major but under-recognized cause of child mortality in Uganda. Health ministry data show that…

Women at the Heart of Africa’s Science Future, From Girls in STEM to Systems Leadership

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As the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and International Women’s Day approaches, Africa stands at a critical inflection point. These global moments are not about celebration alone. They are a call to recognise where power in science resides and who is already exercising it. Across the continent, women are…