What a person’s future looks like depends on their access to universal rights like healthcare. Access Challenge is an organisation transforming communities through digital media. Here is what we can learn from their COVID-19 campaigns in Tanzania and the DRC. 27 May 2024 by Edward Brydon For millions of people all over the…
The Vaccine Alliance is setting out its most ambitious strategy yet. 7 June 2024 by Gavi Staff Credit: GAVI/2014/Duncan Graham-Rowe The Gavi Board today approved the Vaccine Alliance’s strategy for the five-year period running from 2026 to 2030. It will be the most ambitious in Gavi’s history: seeking to protect more people against more diseases…
Mangroves mitigate the effects of floods and tidal waves, and also aid in curbing vector-borne diseases like malaria. They’re also vanishing. 10 June 2024 by Edna Fleure In Togbin Adouko, a fishing village just a few kilometres from the port city of Cotonou, residents have learned to deeply value mangroves. Gérald Djikpessè, the community area’s manager,…
The week-long drive to vaccinate 9-to 14-year-old girls against the human papillomavirus promises to put a dent in the country’s cervical cancer burden. 31 May 2024 by Syriacus Buguzi This April, Lisa Peter, an 11-year-old student at Kambange Primary School in Dar Es Salaam, was sprawled on the living room couch after school, scrolling through…
Maintaining an unbroken cold chain in the world’s least electrified country – which also happens to record ambient temperatures in the 30s and 40s Celsius for much of the year – is no walk in the park. Winnie Cirino goes deep on how South Sudan does it. 7 June 2024 by Winnie Cirino It’s the world’s…
Fiske Nyirongo talks to Tabo Lukato-Hadunka, a Zambian HIV activist, to learn more about this milestone in the country’s fight against HIV/AIDS. 3 June 2024 by Fiske Nyirongo In February 2024, the Zambia Ministry of Health launched a PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) injectable – also known as long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) – which provides about two months of HIV protection…
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced its first-ever mental health-focused project in Uganda, providing funding to the tune of 1 million dollars. A statement released by the U.S. Mission in Uganda on Thursday indicates that the three-year project will be implemented by the NGO Strong Minds. The…
Authorities in Paidah Town Council, Zombo District, have introduced garbage collection fees as part of their local revenue enhancement plan for the 2024/2025 financial year. Residents will be required to pay 2,000 shillings per month for waste collection services. Anjero Onim Akabway, the Secretary of Finance, Planning, and Administration, explained that the primary objective of…
Researchers at Makerere University have released new research findings on Nodding disease, revealing that the epidemic has left more than 10% of sufferers severely disabled. Releasing the findings on Tuesday, Richard Idro, a Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, informed journalists that they have discovered the commonly available antibiotic Doxycycline to be highly effective in…
Civil society organizations (CSOs) have voiced significant concerns regarding the latest proposal for the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement. In a statement released on Thursday, CSO officials highlighted the inequities embedded in the current draft of the world’s first accord designed to prevent the global health, economic, and social impacts of future pandemics like…