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Bridging the funding gap to defeat malaria in Africa

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

Unpacking Rwanda’s plan to become a medical tourism hub

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

A drug development model for the diseases the world forgot

Eschewing profit, over the past 20 years researchers at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative have developed a dozen drugs accessible to the world’s most forgotten patients. By Monique Wasunna August 24, 2023 Twenty years ago, I travelled to Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. What I witnessed