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Five major start-ups revolutionising Africa’s healthtech

WEBMontage JA. From Morocco to Cameroon, via Benin, five African pioneers are revolutionising the continent’s healthtech sector and are already attracting investors’ …

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Beyond Covid-19: The Future of e-health in Africa

WEBAs of July, according to the High-Tech Health: Exploring the African E-health Startup Ecosystem Report 2020, the number of African e-health start-ups …

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The Africa CDC was crucial in responding to the Covid-19 …

WEBMost countries have a ‘CDC’ and the Africa CDC is the world’s youngest, established in 2016 under the African Union (AU), to support member countries’ health …

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Kenyans doubt new health scheme as government …

WEBA newly launched health scheme by the Kenyan government aims at promoting universal health care but is now facing a legal battle from health activists. …

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Africa needs more health data to improve response to …

WEBAfrica needs more health statistics if it is to respond effectively to emergencies such as coronavirus, as argued in a report from the Mo Ibrahim …

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Africa: Despite coronavirus, healthcare investment …

WEBThe next decade is expected to see continued growth in healthcare investment as rising demand creates strong returns. Even before the pandemic, …

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Africa’s Medical Brain Drain: The Africa Report.com

WEBA report released by the WHO in March identified 55 countries – including 40 African countries – with significant medical staff shortages. One week later, the British …

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Kenya’s devolved healthcare crisis

WEBKenya’s devolved healthcare is in crisis. A health worker prepares a malaria vaccination for a child at Yala Sub-County hospital, in Yala, Kenya, on October 7, 2021. …

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Kenya: Health insurance kitty to raise $1.7bn annually

WEBThe cash will help fund President William Ruto’s quality and affordable healthcare plan under the Social Health Insurance Act. The Social Health Authority …

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Nigeria Lagos states healthcare ‘mission impossible’

WEBAgainst the backdrop of coronavirus, Nigeria’s Lagos State is trying to get its compulsory health insurance scheme off the ground. — “Bad health situations can turn …

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Kenya: Striking Doctors not backing up as health services halted …

WEBHealth services in government hospitals in Kenya remain paralysed as patients who cannot afford treatment in private hospitals suffer for a third consecutive …

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Nigeria: Concerns over Buhari’s health as he returns to his doctors …

WEBAs he jets off for yet another overseas medical trip on Friday, the 78-year-old former army general has come under growing pressure to disclose his health condition. …

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Ghana: mTOMADY to work with NHIS to boost access to healthcare

WEBMedical Impoverishment. In Madagascar, mTOMADY is supporting the ministry of health’s efforts to improve the accessibility of health coverage schemes in …

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Kenya: Taming medical brain drain by curbing emigration

WEBKenya’s Ministry of Health is at an advanced stage of developing a migration policy for health professionals aimed at saving the national sector from brain drain and abusive …

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Why are Ghana’s nurses emigrating in droves

WEBUK, Ireland, Australia, and Canada are calling and Ghanaian nurses are answering loudly. Offering better working conditions, flexible work schedules and better …

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Africa’s health security requires strong African regulators

WEBInsufficient access to quality, safe, effective, and affordable medical products in Africa has posed challenges to public health for decades. A 2017 WHO analysis …

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Kenya: Private healthcare requires intensive care and better …

WEBThe Nairobi Women’s Hospital, founded in the early 2000s by a Kenyan doctor, was bought by Abraaj Group and Swedfund in the early 2010s. The US-based …

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Ghana: Malaria vaccine should not replace prevention protocol

WEBAfter participating in the Mosquirix™ malaria vaccine trials between 2009 and 2014, Ghana is hoping to progress from control of the disease to its elimination …

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