By Edwin Musoni President Paul Kagame has said that there is all evidence to indicate that the future lies in digitalisation and that transformation is already underway. Speaking at the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Kagame stressed the need to increase
“Our message to the global investor community is, therefore, this: Africa is ready for business. Africa needs you and you need Africa. You need Africa because Africa is busily building the world’s largest single market of 1.3 billion people. Soon we will have a customs
By Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu with Quartz Africa Vaccine nationalism during the covid-19 pandemic resulted in advocacy for local vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Malaria—one of the leading causes of death among young children in Africa—is one disease that stands to benefit from advocacy efforts. Yesterday, Kenyan drugmaker,
By Matilda Atieno with The County Government of Kisumu Kisumu Governor earlier today hosted the US ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman in an official visit to the county government of Kisumu. The visit is the first outside Nairobi and her first official visit in the
By Capital News MURANGA, Kenya, Aug 29 – Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata says the county will henceforth purchase medicine exclusively from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Speaking during his maiden formal tour of the county government offices Kang’ata specified that the county would from
By Jasmine Gadhavi with The Guardian Togo has been praised by the World Health Organization for becoming the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases. The WHO presented the west African country with an outstanding achievement award this week for eliminating
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Burkina Faso has built its first pharmaceutical production plant, specializing in the production of generic drugs, which was visited on Tuesday by Prime Minister Albert Ouédraogo. Built by actors of the Burkinabe private sector and named Propharm, this factory, erected
Dhiren Thakker, President and CEO of Med Aditus, sat down with Natalie Yeadon, C0-Founder and CEO of Impetus Digital to discuss the company’s progress and ways it will change the pharmaceutical landscape in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. To watch the full webinar, click here.
W.H.O. Africa Accra/Brazzaville – Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming the main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, where the diseases were responsible for 37% of deaths in 2019, rising from 24% in 2000 largely due to weaknesses in
By Chidi Victor Nweneka and Tolu Disu with the Brookings Institute Editor’s Note:Below is a viewpoint from the Foresight Africa 2022 report, which explores top priorities for the region in the coming year. Read the full chapter on public health. Reminiscent of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, the
