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Dr. Fabien Kongolo does his morning rounds, followed by nurses and trainee doctors at the Yakusu General Hospital, in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2022.

Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"

by Ebere Okereke

Plans for a new public health order for Africa are central to the continent's future in a geopolitical world

Governance
Women hold their babies as they wait for a medical check-up at a UNICEF-supported mobile health clinic in Nimini village, Unity State, South Sudan, on February 8, 2017.

How to Prevent African Mothers and Newborns from Dying

by Jay K. Varma, Yewande Alimi

Clean hospitals can save thousands of lives

A U.N. convoy of soldiers passes a screen displaying a message on Ebola on a street in Abidjan August 14, 2014.
Governance

Fostering Synergy for Health

by Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Yewande Alimi

Advancing the One Health approach in Africa to tackle emerging threats

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Governance

Africa: Ready to Respond

by Shingai Machingaidze, Gerald Chirinda

The changing story of a vulnerable continent better prepared to respond to pandemics

A black and white cow stands on caked and cracked mud before a small patch of muddy, gray water at a dam near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on January 18, 2020.
Environment

In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas

by Andrew Mambondiyani

Health experts will monitor tsetse-caused sleeping sickness to stem its spread

people are seen standing in front of a hospital in nigeria
Governance

Monkeypox in Nigeria

by Philip Obaji Jr.

Nigeria's battered health infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle a surge in monkeypox cases

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus scratches his head with a quizzical expression while seated at a wooden podium
Governance

The Monkeypox Outbreak and the WHO's Existential Crisis

by Jeremy Youde

The emergency declaration on monkeypox reinforces concerns about the WHO's role in global health governance

A man with gray hair and thick-rimmed glasses wearing a surgical facemask is vaccinated against monkeypox by a female nurse with long b;ack hair wearing a lab coat
Governance

The Monkeypox Outbreak and Foreign Policy

by David P. Fidler

The outbreak has limited implications for U.S. foreign policy on global health

A nurse in a blue protective suit, white mask, and green hair net prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ngaliema Clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 29, 2021.
Trade

COVID-19 "Vaccinodromes" and the Power of Partnership

by Freddy Nkosi

How government-NGO collaborations can boost vaccination in Africa

Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on May 21, 2020.
Governance

A Path Forward on COVID-19 in Tanzania

by Elaine O. Nsoesie

There is no time to waste in saving lives