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Lancet 2025: Climate inaction kills 546K/year (heat), leaves 124M food insecure (drought). Governments spent $956B on fossil subsidies—triple climate finance. 15 nations subsidized fuels MORE than health. Africa bears worst impacts, contributes least emissions.
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Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued ove...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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EPA models future climate risks for US kids. African reality NOW: 23 countries fighting cholera (300K cases), 597K malaria deaths in 2023, 140M facing drought starvation, daily heat wave deaths. Not projections—mass casualties demanding emergency response.
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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How do you fight a blinding disease when people don't trust you? Dr. Fortunate Shija's team beat trachoma in Tanzania by partnering with local Maasai women, proving that cultural understanding is the best medicine.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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World Iodine Deficiency Day Oct 21: 740M people suffer from deficiency despite solution costing $0.05/person/year. Iodized salt tech from 1920s eliminates goiter & intellectual disabilities. Yet weak regulations & food companies cutting costs perpetuate preventable crisis.
October 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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WHS Berlin: Global health leaders admit system is bloated & fragmented after US cuts $9B. Reality: 60+ countries pay more in debt service to rich creditors than health budgets. They imposed dependency via structural adjustment, now preach self-reliance. #GlobalHealth #DebtJustice
October 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Syrian refugees in Lebanon get 2-year longitudinal health study. 32M displaced Africans get situation reports. Nigeria alone has 3M displaced by Boko Haram—where's their health research? Funding follows geopolitics, not need.
October 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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WHO: New hand hygiene guidelines! Reality: 611M people have ZERO handwashing facilities. 1.7B lack basic services. We don't need more instructions—we need water systems & soap. But donors cut infrastructure aid while lecturing about behavior change. #GlobalHealth #WaSH
Children joining hands to celebrate global handwashing day
October 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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WHX Nairobi Oct 22-24: 8,000 visitors, 200 exhibitors, talks on UHC. Reality check—exhibition booths cost $$$, international speakers fly business class, yet Kenyan hospitals lack gloves & patients can't afford meds. Trade shows or just trade? #HealthEquity #AfricaHealth
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀' 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀.

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International Day of the Girl 2025
The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis
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October 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴-𝟭𝟵, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

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October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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World Health Summit 2025 - World Health Summit
Held annually in Berlin, the World Health Summit brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier futu...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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World Mental Health Day 2025 highlights how mental health services disappear during emergencies despite surging need.

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World Mental Health Day 2025: Theme, Awareness & Importance
On 10 October 2025, observe World Mental Health Day with the theme “Mental health in humanitarian emergencies.” Learn how awareness, support, and self-care can make a difference.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟮𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 of 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻.

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Africa bears 25% of global disease burden, as AMCE calls for urgent action - Businessday NG
The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has called for urgent reforms to strengthen Africa’s health systems, highlighting the...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘅 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀, 𝗘𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗮, 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆.

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Kenya and Zambia battle mpox spikes as African countries manage multiple health threats
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October 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆.

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Too many Mr Bigs: Africa’s obesity crisis comes into focus
Obesity rates are surging across Africa. Governments are beginning to act, but stronger measures are needed to stem a public health crisis.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.
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Africa’s Health Financing at a Crossroads
As the world increasingly faces tough economic times and rich countries give less aid, paying for health care in Africa is becoming a bigger challenge. Governments, already short on money, can’t just ...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Across Africa, telemedicine is breaking barriers, connecting patients and doctors despite distance, limited infrastructure, and staff shortages.

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September 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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In Africa blood cancers account for about 27% of all cancer cases, with leukemia and lymphoma leading the numbers. Children are the hardest hit, showing prevalence rates nearly four times higher than adults.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Experts are urging African governments to adopt innovative domestic financing measures particularly health taxes on junk food, alcohol, and sugary drinks to curb the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

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September 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Africa’s public health future will be in the spotlight this October(23 to 25 ) as Durban, South Africa, hosts the 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025)
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August 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Africa contributes to less than 3% of global clinical trials.
The new WHO Global Action Plan for Clinical Trial Ecosystem Strengthening sets out a clear roadmap to close this gap.

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August 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Nigeria Launches First National Menstrual Health Policy (MHHM 2025–2030).The policy acknowledges menstrual health cannot be separated from women’s health, education, and economic empowerment.

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August 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Pregnancy is a remarkable journey that brings both joy and responsibility. Healthy pregnancies save lives, reduce maternal and newborn mortality, and lay the foundation for healthier families.

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August 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Cervical cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases for women in Africa. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers a simple, effective way to protect girls before they are ever exposed to the virus.

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August 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁

𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: Eating sugar causes diabetes.

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Eating sugar alone doesn’t directly cause diabetes. Type 2 diabetes develops from a mix of genetics, poor diet, physical inactivity, and being overweight.

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August 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM