Reconstructing Zimbabwe’s health system after Mugabe
For more than a decade, Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has been in a state of collapse. Hospitals have been without basic supplies, and health workers regularly strike over unpaid wages and poor working conditions. With Robert Mugabe forced out of the presidency in November after 37 years in power, there are now crucial questions about how […]
Abdulah Alkhamesi
Specialist in tropical medicine and health administration who was founder of the Yemen Red Crescent Society. Born in Sana’a, Yemen, on Feb 26, 1941, he died from complications after heart surgery in Sana’a on Aug 31, 2017, aged 76 years. Read more.
Saidi Hassan
Surgeon and chairman of the University of Nairobi’s Department of Human Anatomy. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug 3, 1965, he died of cancer in Nairobi on Aug 29, 2017, aged 52 years. Read more.
Angola’s health coverage in the wake of a presidential election
Angola’s economy has been devastated by a global collapse in oil prices and the country’s health sector is suffering as a result, with widespread shortages of critical medicines and supplies. The health system had experienced uneven development in the wake of a decades-long civil war that ended in 2002, but the government and its partners […]
President of Zambia declares HIV testing mandatory
Zambia is moving forward with mandatory HIV testing for all patients who visit government health facilities, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya. The move appears to contradict WHO recommendations against mandatory or coerced testing. And it has sparked an outcry among international and local HIV activists, who are pushing the government to reverse its decision. […]
Prudence Mabele
South African HIV and gender rights activist. Born in Wattville, South Africa, on July 21, 1971, she died from pneumonia in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 10, 2017, aged 45 years. Read more.
The HIV response in Ukraine is at a crossroads
The Ukrainian government is looking to shoulder more of the burden of the response to its HIV epidemic in the midst of a complicated health care overhaul. Read more.
Cholera outbreak in the Horn of Africa and Yemen
Outbreaks of infectious diarrheal diseases in Yemen, Somalia, and Ethiopia are devastating communities already suffering from conflict, drought, and potential famine, global health officials have warned. Read more.
Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo
On May 12, officials declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in a remote area of the northern DR Congo. The WHO reported 37 cases of infection, including one confirmed and three probable deaths from EVD. The outbreak triggered a response involving more than 13 international agencies and could prompt the roll-out of an Ebola […]
Margaret Mungherera
Leading Ugandan psychiatrist and advocate for health professionals. Born in Jinja, Uganda, on Oct 25, 1957, she died from colon cancer in Chennai, India, on Feb 4, 2017, aged 59 years. Read more.