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African Health Heroes

The Molecular Detective Who Became Africa’s Vaccine Visionary: Prof. Nicaise Ndembi’s Journey from Laboratory Bench to Continental Leadership

In the sterile laboratories of Kanazawa University, Japan, a young African scientist peered through microscopes at non-human primate retroviruses, searching for clues about

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Expert’s Voice

How do gender and social inequalities affect who suffers most from drug-resistant infections?

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – when medicines stop working against infections – hits some groups harder than others. Gautron and colleagues (2023) found that

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Expert’s Voice Global Health

How can global health become more fair by including the voices of those most affected by health inequities?

Global health remains dominated by wealthy nations, often excluding the expertise of those in the Global South. Asante and colleagues (2025) highlight this

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African Health Innovation Health Policies and Diplomacy

How Can School Children Help Parents Understand Antibiotic Resistance?

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem, especially in places like Ghana, where antibiotics are often misused. When antibiotics stop working, infections become

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African Health Innovation

Why is primary health care (PHC) so important, and why is it still misunderstood?

Primary health care (PHC) is the backbone of strong health systems, ensuring everyone gets fair, affordable, and quality care. In 1978, world leaders

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Climate and Health

How Can Africa Protect Health Systems from Climate Change?

Climate change is already harming health across Africa, with more disease outbreaks, food shortages, and extreme weather. The Africa CDC’s Climate Change and Health

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Global Health

How Can the World Build a Stronger Global Health System After COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major cracks in global health cooperation. Countries struggled with vaccine shortages, unequal access to treatments, and distrust in international

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African Health Innovation

Breaking Barriers in Sensory Health: Innovation and Equity in Newborn Screening with Dr. Gaelle Vofo

Global Health Otherwise champions the decolonization of global health practice, research, and funding through inclusive innovation and community-centered approaches that elevate Indigenous knowledge

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Decolonization of Global Health

Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) in Crisis? Let’s Rethink Opportunity, Impact, and Responsibility Together

Luchuo Engelbert Bain, MD, PhD In our recent commentary, we respond to the serious setbacks triggered by recent U.S. policy shifts, which threaten

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