17 October 2023 PRESS RELEASE Beijing — The Government will enhance its partnership with China in infrastructure development among other areas. President William Ruto asked Chinese investors to take advantage of Kenya’s conducive business environment to foster mutually beneficial partnerships. He observed that collaboration in
17 October 2023 By Ojwang Joe Kisumu — Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o has termed as irrational the decision by the national government to end a 6-year deal on hiring Cuban doctors. Nyong’o said the government is plunging the entire nation into a health crisis following
17 October 2023 By Phidel Kizito Kenya and China have signed business deals worth Sh63 billion covering an array of sectors including ICT, pharmaceuticals as well as engineering. The signing was done during the Kenya-China investment forum hosted by President William Ruto on the sidelines
28 September 2023 By Nontobeko Mlambo Gaborone — Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over a billion people worldwide. These diseases, like Mycetoma and African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness are preventable and treatable, but if untreated they can debilitate, disfigure, and kill. Despite affecting so many people, especially in
4 September 2023 By Claude Nyarko Adams Ghana has become the first country in Africa to manufacture a cholera vaccine, giving the country to boost as the future vaccine manufacturing on the continent. It was produced by DEK Vaccines Limited, a private sector-led consortium of
28 August 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Africa Public Health Foundation (APHF) have renewed their commitment to support and strengthen health and economic security in Africa, to advance sustainable financing for public health initiatives across
31 August 2023 | Health UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in the name of human rights. ——————————————————————————————————————- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under
August 29, 2023 Gaborone – Senior Africa health officials, donors and development partners convened today on the side-lines of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa and urged for increased investments to end malaria, a disease responsible for close to 600 000 deaths in
By Correspondent August 30, 2023 NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 – Kenya is the fourth largest medical technology devices exporter in Africa at 3.1 percent of exports from Africa to the rest of the world ahead of Tunisia and Mauritius according to a keynote speech at
By Frank Ntarindwa August 30, 2023 Besides achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage for all citizens, Rwanda has an ambitious target of becoming a medical tourism hub where people from various parts of the continent and the world can access advanced healthcare services and training. In line
