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A Gambian woman puts her identity card back into her purse while exiting a polling station, in Serekunda, Gambia, on September 22, 2006.

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

by Mariel Ferragamo

The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Poverty
A health worker wearing ebola protection gear, stands outside the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit at the ALIMA Ebola Treatment Center.

Investments in Rapid Outbreak Responses: Spend Now, Save Later

by Amanda McClelland

New pandemic preparedness approaches from Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria balance speed and financing

People stand in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, at the Narok County Referral Hospital.
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Moderna Cancels Kenya Vaccine Project Due to Familiar Economic Hurdles

by Bryan Mercurio

The cancellation reminds the world that more efforts are needed for equitable vaccine distribution

A member of medical staff attends to residents as they queue during screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19, in Lenasia, South Africa, on April 21, 2020.
Governance

Lessons From Africa for Future-Proofing Global Health

by Paul Adepoju

Africa's response to COVID-19 provides valuable insight for organizations seeking to make meaningful change

Congolese health workers register people before they are vaccinated against ebola.
Governance

Africa's New Public Health Order and U.S. Global Health Policy

by Spring Gombe

Pan-African public health ambitions challenge U.S. health diplomacy in Africa

Doctor Sekou Kanneh speaks during an interview.
Governance

Rethinking Donor Partnerships in Africa

by Oyeronke Oyebanji

Improving health in Africa requires more effective and respectful collaboration with global partners

Dr. Fabien Kongolo does his morning rounds, followed by nurses and trainee doctors at the Yakusu General Hospital, in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2022.
Governance

Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"

by Ebere Okereke

Plans for a new public health order for Africa are central to the continent's future in a geopolitical world

Sudanese women, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, look on while crossing the border between Sudan and Chad.
Gender

Bodies into Battlefields: Gender-Based Violence in Sudan

by Nahid Widaatalla

Amid Sudan's deadly war, women face a triple threat of death, displacement, and gender-based assault

a woman receives a dose of a covid mrna vaccine
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The WHO's Push for Global mRNA Vaccine Access

by Amy Maxmen

Will the WHO hub realize its vision before the next global health crisis?

A beared pig in his enclosure at Berlin Zoo, in Berlin, Germany.
Environment

Aporkalypse Now: Bearded Pigs Face Environmental Peril

by Carrie Arnold

How African swine fever created a conservation catastrophe

A health worker disinfects a cholera tent at Kuwadzana Polyclinic in Harare.
Poverty

Zimbabwe's Village Health Workers Persist in Cholera Battle

by Farai Shawn Matiashe

The southern African nation is still battling an outbreak that began a year ago

A health worker looks on as she waits to give a dose of a COVID vaccine.
Poverty

The Threat of Bogus Doctors in Africa

by Charles Pensulo

Social media is propelling the popularity and reach of medical frauds in South Africa and Malawi

A clinician at Ndirande Health Centre demonstrates to clients how to take the cholera vaccine in response to the latest cholera outbreak.
Trade

African Public Health and Future Philanthropy

by Julie Gichuru

Africa deserves philanthropy that involves its communities and recognizes their insights

An AIDS ribbon hangs from the North Portico of the White House.
Governance

Retreat from Global HIV Fight Puts U.S. Health At Risk

by Ashwin Vasan

With news that HIV/AIDS funding is stalled, Congress should remember the AIDS epidemic and commit to funding PEPFAR