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As Foreign Aid Lags, Regional Health Agencies Come to the Fore
Regional organizations are well positioned to harmonize disease surveillance systems and serve as hubs for knowledge
Life After USAID: Africa's Development, Education, and Health Care
Alternative strategies to sustain progress on economic development, education investment, and disease responses
The Weaponization of Witchcraft Laws in Kenya
Poorly understood land rights and an aging population are fueling Kenya's eldercide epidemic
Youth Initiatives Rise to Combat Nigeria's Mpox Outbreak
Youth health organizations can build a robust outbreak response and cultivate future generations of health leaders
Mali Prioritizes Child Survival During Armed Conflict
Improving access to free health care decreased child mortality by 63% over three years
Learning From Liberia's COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Liberia's high COVID-19 vaccination coverage is a testament to the power of innovative responses to outbreaks
Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"
Plans for a new public health order for Africa are central to the continent's future in a geopolitical world
How to Prevent African Mothers and Newborns from Dying
Clean hospitals can save thousands of lives
Fostering Synergy for Health
Advancing the One Health approach in Africa to tackle emerging threats
In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas
Health experts will monitor tsetse-caused sleeping sickness to stem its spread
Monkeypox in Nigeria
Nigeria's battered health infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle a surge in monkeypox cases
Hiding in Plain Sight
Although schistosomiasis affects many women and the treatment is simple, it is often misdiagnosed
A Chance to Give Back
Reflecting on a medical calling and working in the war-torn Nuba mountains in Sudan
Is Fast Food Eating Away at Africa's Progress?
It is often said that Africa is the future, but what kind of future will it have if its population is unhealthy?