Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine to Millions of Patients and Why It’s Now at Risk 03/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving government officials, private companies and couriers – some on bicycles. But cuts to aid for global health will leave a hole in the programme that will be hard […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome 21/11/2025 Geneva Solutions & Editorial team The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave of upheaval to hit the city and longtime global health hub, as UN agencies scramble to respond to international aid cuts and save money. A UNICEF spokeperson confirmed on Friday that some 290 jobs would […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Seeks $14 Billion at Replenishment Summit – With Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria at Risk 20/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – The Global Fund (GF) has only raised $4 billion of its $18 billion budget for the next three years – so much is riding on its Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg on Friday (21 November) as it seeks the balance to advance progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The United States has been […] Continue reading -> Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine to Millions of Patients and Why It’s Now at Risk 03/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving government officials, private companies and couriers – some on bicycles. But cuts to aid for global health will leave a hole in the programme that will be hard […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome 21/11/2025 Geneva Solutions & Editorial team The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave of upheaval to hit the city and longtime global health hub, as UN agencies scramble to respond to international aid cuts and save money. A UNICEF spokeperson confirmed on Friday that some 290 jobs would […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Seeks $14 Billion at Replenishment Summit – With Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria at Risk 20/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – The Global Fund (GF) has only raised $4 billion of its $18 billion budget for the next three years – so much is riding on its Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg on Friday (21 November) as it seeks the balance to advance progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The United States has been […] Continue reading -> Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome 21/11/2025 Geneva Solutions & Editorial team The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave of upheaval to hit the city and longtime global health hub, as UN agencies scramble to respond to international aid cuts and save money. A UNICEF spokeperson confirmed on Friday that some 290 jobs would […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Seeks $14 Billion at Replenishment Summit – With Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria at Risk 20/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – The Global Fund (GF) has only raised $4 billion of its $18 billion budget for the next three years – so much is riding on its Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg on Friday (21 November) as it seeks the balance to advance progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The United States has been […] Continue reading -> Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome 21/11/2025 Geneva Solutions & Editorial team The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave of upheaval to hit the city and longtime global health hub, as UN agencies scramble to respond to international aid cuts and save money. A UNICEF spokeperson confirmed on Friday that some 290 jobs would […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Seeks $14 Billion at Replenishment Summit – With Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria at Risk 20/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – The Global Fund (GF) has only raised $4 billion of its $18 billion budget for the next three years – so much is riding on its Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg on Friday (21 November) as it seeks the balance to advance progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The United States has been […] Continue reading -> Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Fund Seeks $14 Billion at Replenishment Summit – With Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria at Risk 20/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – The Global Fund (GF) has only raised $4 billion of its $18 billion budget for the next three years – so much is riding on its Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg on Friday (21 November) as it seeks the balance to advance progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The United States has been […] Continue reading -> Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Investing in the Global Fund is Smart Economics, Not Charity 20/11/2025 Duma Gideon Boko The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides nearly 60% of international financing for malaria. Ahead of its Replenishment campaign on Friday, the President of Botswana appeals for world leaders to continue to support the Fund. As President of the Republic of Botswana and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), I […] Continue reading -> African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Countries Affirm Support for Multilateral Pandemic Agreement Amid Pressure to Make Bilateral Deals with US 11/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries want information about pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics to be shared “exclusively” through a global system currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) – yet at the same time, their governments are under pressure to agree to bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the United States that will trade […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Top African Pharma Executive Bluntly Lists Barriers to Local Manufacturing 23/10/2025 Matthew Hattingh DURBAN, South Africa — A top executive at Africa’s biggest drug company shared a few home truths with the continent’s health policymakers about the obstacles to local manufacturing at the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025. Aspen Pharmacare’s Dr Stavros Nicolaou blamed regulatory bottlenecks and procurement policies for the failure of drug manufacturers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts