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Thought Leadership Africa

Insightful analysis of the policies, politics, and power shaping health across Africa. This category features evidence-informed perspectives that interrogate assumptions, surface trade-offs, and propose actionable reforms, helping policymakers, practitioners, and advocates navigate complex health systems and drive more effective, context-aware decisions.

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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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West African Health Organisation Supports Roundtable on Financing Lassa Fever Vaccine Development during the World Health Summit in Berlin (Germany)

Oct 10, 2026
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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 4, 2026

Olatunde Olaoluwa and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) Precision medicine will not deliver equity for Africa if Africa remains underrepresented in the evidence that shapes it. The endorsement of a new resolution on Precision Medicine at the 79th World Health Assembly reflects an important step towards health equity and Universal Health Coverage. This decision was endorsed […]

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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa’s Health Financing Is a Global Reset

By Vivianne Ihekweazu | May 27, 2026

Health financing has long shaped whether universal health coverage remains an ambition or becomes a reality. Across many African countries, governments are still spending far below what is needed to provide essential health services to their citizens, leaving them vulnerable to shifts in external funding and competing national priorities. This vulnerability was a result of […]

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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

By Vivianne Ihekweazu | May 25, 2026

“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]

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The Walk Is Over: ECOWAS Must Now Deliver on Malaria Elimination and Maternal Survival

By Yasir Bakare | May 14, 2026

On 25 April 2026, Health Ministers from across West Africa joined a solidarity walk through Freetown, Sierra Leone, under the theme, “One Walk, One Vision: Malaria-Free West Africa.” The walk marked World Malaria Day 2026, but it also carried a deeper political message. It closed a week of technical and ministerial meetings during the 27th […]

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Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 12, 2025

Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African countries. In 2025, African countries are […]

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