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Speak Up Africa
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Speak Up Africa galvanizes private sector engagement to accelerate malaria-elimination efforts in Africa

The agreement builds on a five-year collaboration between Speak Up Africa and Canal+ Group, which has contributed more than $1.5 million in airtime and in-kind support

On the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum, Speak Up Africa (www.SpeakUpAfrica.org), in collaboration with the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), and Malaria No More UK, launched the Francophone chapter of the Change the Story campaign and unveiled a new report, Change the Story,…

Aster DM Healthcare

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African Nurses from Ghana and Kenya Selected as Finalists for Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025 worth USD 250,000

The 2025 finalists were shortlisted by an independent process advised by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and evaluated by an international Grand Jury and Expert Panel

 Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti from Ghana and Khadija Mohamed Juma from Kenya selected among top 10 finalists from over 100,000 global entries across 199 countries Winner to be announced at a grand ceremony in Dubai on May 26, 2025, and awarded USD 250,000 Finalists were selected following a rigorous evaluation…

Equality Now

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New Study Reveals Changing Attitudes to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Among Sudanese Communities in Egypt

FGM is internationally recognized as a serious human rights violation involving the partial or complete removal of, or injury to, external female genitalia for non-medical reasons

Since Sudan’s devastating war erupted in April 2023, over a million people have fled to neighbouring Egypt seeking refuge. Both countries have laws banning female genital mutilation (FGM), but despite this, Sudan and Egypt have some of the highest rates of FGM globally. A timely new study, Female Genital Mutilation…

FIND

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FIND Convenes African Union Ambassadors

In order to improve diagnostic systems and get ready for potential health and pandemic risks, FIND’s leadership presented its updated strategic vision as a precursor to this year’s Diagnostics Day event to be held on 21 May

As part of its continuing outreach to the parts of the world that it was set up to serve, FIND  (www.FINDdx.org) hosted Ambassadors from 26 African countries and the African Union for a meeting at FIND’s offices in the Global Health Campus in Geneva. The Ambassadors received an overview of…

Merck Foundation

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Merck Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Maldives First Lady to discuss scaling up of their joint programs to transform patient care landscape and address critical social and health issues in the country

Through their Community Awareness Programs, Merck Foundation is also closely working with The First Lady of Maldives to address a wide range of critical social issues like breaking infertility stigma, stopping gender-based violence and women empowerment

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their long-term commitment to build healthcare capacity and break infertility stigma in Maldives during their high-level meeting with H.E. Mrs. SAJIDHA MOHAMED, The First Lady of the Republic of Maldives, held at the Official Residence of the President. The discussion…

Mercy Ships

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International Nurses Day: Nurse-Led Team Honored for Bringing Dignified Care and Support To Terminally Ill Patients on Hospital Ship in Africa

In Partnership With the DAISY Foundation™, the Global Mercy™ Nursing Team Receives Inaugural Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award for Transformative End-of-Life Care

The compassionate care of a team of palliative care nurses from the United States and the Netherlands and two crew members from Sierra Leone are the first recipients of the Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award, a collaboration between international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) and the DAISY Foundation™. The team serves…

Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Kenya Launches Kidney Transplant Services at Kenya University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) with Two Successful Surgeries

The surgeries were supported through the Social Health Authority (SHA), reducing the financial burden on patients and enhancing access to specialized kidney care in line with the country’s Universal Health Coverage goals

The Kenya University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) successfully performed its first two kidney transplant surgeries on 7th and 8th May 2025. Both recipients and donors are recovering well post-surgery. The official launch of the kidney transplant services was marked by a press briefing led by the Principal Secretary for…

State House Seychelles
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Presidential Message on the Occasion of International Nurses Day

These initiatives will equip our nursing professionals with the skills necessary to meet present and future challenges and enhance the quality of care that our healthcare system provides

As we come together on the 12th of May every year, to reflect on the significance of International Nurses Day, this year I want to express my profound appreciation for the dedication and compassion that the hundreds of male and female, Seychellois and foreign, working and retired, nurses in Seychelles…

Mercy Ships

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Surgeon Honored for Decades of Free, Life-Changing Surgeries Across Africa with Mercy Ships

Dr. Parker has been recognized with the prestigious Humanitarian Award by the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS), honoring his exceptional contributions to global health care

A surgeon who has dedicated nearly 40 years to providing free, life-changing surgeries to African patients has been honored internationally for his remarkable service. Dr. Gary Parker, 72, has helped transform the lives of thousands of children and adults across 18 African nations through his volunteer work aboard the Mercy…

Ministry of Health, Kenya

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Phase III of the East African Community (EAC) Mobile Laboratories Project launched

This milestone strengthens the region’s capacity for rapid, accurate disease detection and response under the One Health approach

Phase III of the EAC Mobile Laboratories Project was launched today on the sidelines of the 25th EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health in Arusha Tanzania. This milestone strengthens the region’s capacity for rapid, accurate disease detection and response under the One Health approach, enhancing cross-border surveillance for outbreaks such as…