Africa Seeks More Self-Reliance Amid Disease Outbreaks and Decline in Donor Funds 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa – Is Africa ready for another big pandemic? The answer is a resounding “No”, said Dr Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Kaseya blames this worrying state of affairs on the absence of national public health institutes in some countries, data management difficulties, a […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> Despite Global Headwinds, WHO’s Africa Meeting Agenda is Narrow and Technical 23/08/2025 Ebere Okereke In the face of a financial crisis and converging health challenges, the Lusaka meeting is an opportunity for WHO AFRO and Health Ministers to show they can look beyond technical resolutions to address systemic issues The seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional committee for Africa (RC75) will open in Lusaka on Monday […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year into Emergency 14/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, has increased its laboratories from two in January […] Continue reading -> WHO Awards Top-Level Recognition to Regulatory Authorities in Canada, UK and Japan 08/08/2025 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated government regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products. The recognition widens the pool of WHO-recognized authorities significantly beyond the previously recognized authorities in Europe, the United […] Continue reading -> US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> Despite Global Headwinds, WHO’s Africa Meeting Agenda is Narrow and Technical 23/08/2025 Ebere Okereke In the face of a financial crisis and converging health challenges, the Lusaka meeting is an opportunity for WHO AFRO and Health Ministers to show they can look beyond technical resolutions to address systemic issues The seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional committee for Africa (RC75) will open in Lusaka on Monday […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year into Emergency 14/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, has increased its laboratories from two in January […] Continue reading -> WHO Awards Top-Level Recognition to Regulatory Authorities in Canada, UK and Japan 08/08/2025 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated government regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products. The recognition widens the pool of WHO-recognized authorities significantly beyond the previously recognized authorities in Europe, the United […] Continue reading -> US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Global Headwinds, WHO’s Africa Meeting Agenda is Narrow and Technical 23/08/2025 Ebere Okereke In the face of a financial crisis and converging health challenges, the Lusaka meeting is an opportunity for WHO AFRO and Health Ministers to show they can look beyond technical resolutions to address systemic issues The seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional committee for Africa (RC75) will open in Lusaka on Monday […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year into Emergency 14/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, has increased its laboratories from two in January […] Continue reading -> WHO Awards Top-Level Recognition to Regulatory Authorities in Canada, UK and Japan 08/08/2025 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated government regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products. The recognition widens the pool of WHO-recognized authorities significantly beyond the previously recognized authorities in Europe, the United […] Continue reading -> US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year into Emergency 14/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, has increased its laboratories from two in January […] Continue reading -> WHO Awards Top-Level Recognition to Regulatory Authorities in Canada, UK and Japan 08/08/2025 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated government regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products. The recognition widens the pool of WHO-recognized authorities significantly beyond the previously recognized authorities in Europe, the United […] Continue reading -> US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Awards Top-Level Recognition to Regulatory Authorities in Canada, UK and Japan 08/08/2025 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated government regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products. The recognition widens the pool of WHO-recognized authorities significantly beyond the previously recognized authorities in Europe, the United […] Continue reading -> US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Drafts Plan to Change PEPFAR’s Focus From HIV to Diseases that Could Threaten Americans 24/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading -> Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cholera Surges in DRC Amid Floods and Conflict, But Mpox Cases Continue to Drop 17/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a 30% increase in cholera cases over the past week, largely as a result of flooding and conflict, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Deaths have almost doubled, with 124 people dying in the past week in comparison to 65 deaths […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ghana’s FDA Head Appointed to Run African Medicines Agency 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan CEO of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Dr Delese Mimi Darko has been appointed the inaugural Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the agency’s Conference of State Parties (CoSP) at a meeting in Rwanda this week. Darko has a “wealth of experience and a distinguished track record in regulatory excellence”, according to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts