From Lagos to New York: Dr. Ogenetega Jeremiah Madedor’s Journey to Medicine and Service

From Lagos to New York: Dr. Ogenetega Jeremiah Madedor’s Journey to...

Growing up between Nigeria and the United States, Dr. Ogenetega Jeremiah Madedor, MD ’20, witnessed the realities many families face when healthcare is out...
Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

Geneva, Switzerland, 27 January 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Government of Ethiopia has officially declared the end of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD)...
Memory After 50: What’s Normal and What’s Not

Memory After 50: What’s Normal and What’s Not

Many people over 50 worry when they start forgetting names, misplacing keys, or losing their train of thought. While mild forgetfulness is a regular...
Drought leaves over two million vulnerable to health and nutrition crises in Kenya

Drought leaves over two million vulnerable to health and nutrition crises...

ROME, Italy, 23 January 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Over two million people across Kenya are facing worsening food insecurity following one of the driest October...
Why Taking Supplements Can Transform Your Energy Levels

Why Taking Supplements Can Transform Your Energy Levels

Energy is fundamental to daily life. It determines productivity, focus, motivation, and overall quality of living. When energy levels decline, even simple tasks feel...
Yawning Too Much? What It Could Mean for Your Health

Yawning Too Much? What It Could Mean for Your Health

Everyone yawns; it’s a normal reflex that cools the brain and boosts alertness. But if you’re yawning too often or at unusual times, your...
Cipla South Africa CEO, Paul Miller

Cipla partners with ImmunoACT to launch talicabtagene autoleucel, an anti-CD19 CAR-T...

Cipla partners with ImmunoACT to launch talicabtagene autoleucel, an anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers in Africa   South Africa: Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087; NSE:...
Why Africa Cannot Eliminate Cervical Cancer Without Expanding HPV Vaccination Beyond Adolescent Girls 

Why Africa Cannot Eliminate Cervical Cancer Without Expanding HPV Vaccination Beyond Adolescent...

By Zwelethu Bashman, Managing Director, MSD South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Marloes Kibacha, Managing Director, Africa Health Business, Cheyenne Braganza, Senior Project Associate, Africa Health...
Senegal transforms the childbirth experience through WHO‑recommended care models

Senegal transforms the childbirth experience through WHO‑recommended care models

Geneva, Switzerland, 20 January 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-In less than a decade, Senegal has reduced its maternal mortality rate by more than 50%, from 392...
The Practice Behind the Results

The Practice Behind the Results

The day at Alvi Armani South Africa starts quietly. Consultation rooms are prepared, surgical instruments calibrated, digital planning tools loaded. Before the first patient...
R23.9 Billion, 72 000 lives, one Budget Speech

R23.9 Billion, 72 000 lives, one Budget Speech

Why the Health Promotion Levy can no longer be delayed Johannesburg, 20 January 2026: When Petrus Cockrell wakes up each morning, the first thing he...
Eating Disorders in Midlife: Why More Adults Are at Risk

Eating Disorders in Midlife: Why More Adults Are at Risk

Midlife brings biological, emotional, and social changes that can increase the risk of disordered eating. Hormonal shifts during perimenopause and menopause, stress, body image...