3 months ago // Global health
When COVID-19 vaccines arrived, Nigeria’s regulators moved faster than ever. The urgency helped protect lives but also left people with doubts. Now, the experience is helping rebuild trust and prepare for the future.
4 months ago // Global health
Lenacapavir trials proved the science works. But experts say the real test is if health systems, governments, and donors can deliver.
5 months ago // Inclusive Development
Hosting global health conferences in Africa may bring the stage closer — but is it breaking down the walls that keep African voices out?
11 months ago // Malaria
Despite waivers for lifesaving programs, the U.S. aid freeze continues to disrupt malaria prevention efforts. The uncertainty and delays threaten to reverse progress, putting millions at risk.
12 months ago // Global health
The COVID-19 pandemic may have subsided, but the battle is far from over for millions. In the shadows of recovery lies a new epidemic: long COVID, a silent storm reshaping lives, economies, and health care systems worldwide.
about 1 year ago // Global health
Sustainable innovation is crucial for strengthening health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. But investors have historically been hesitant to engage with Africa's health care sector.
about 1 year ago // Global Health
South Africa's HIV Host Genome Project seeks to unlock the genetic factors that enable a rare group of HIV-positive individuals, known as "elite controllers," to naturally suppress the virus without needing antiretroviral medication.
over 1 year ago // Global health
The inaugural Phase 2 Lassa fever vaccine clinical trial, supported by CEPI and IAVI, commenced in Nigeria and Liberia.
over 1 year ago // Global Health
Though health experts agree that monoclonal antibodies could be the next big thing in malaria prevention, several significant challenges stand in the way of their widespread deployment.
over 1 year ago // Global health
A wide human capacity gap threatens Africa's genomics goals but efforts to train more scientists are being hindered by brain drain as trained scientists migrate abroad in search of better opportunities.