AHAS2026: The Rwanda NGOs Forum was awarded an Outstanding Team Award for contributions to the health sector in Africa
By Annonciata Byukusenge The Africa Health Summit and Awards 2026 was held in Rwanda, with the theme Advancing Equity, Innovation…
Huye: Women still struggle to access water for hygiene and sanitation
By Annonciata Byukusenge Clean water is the foundation of good hygiene; without it, maintaining a healthy home is nearly impossible.…
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The global ministerial meeting on AMR aims to be pivotal in saving lives, preventing drug resistance, and stopping the pollution of our environment.
By Shobha Shukla The 5th High Level Ministerial Meeting on AMR would be held on the theme “One Health, Advancing…
Preventing, finding, and treating all TB at ground zero
By Bobby Ramakant Amidst the high-decibel organising to mark World TB Day 2026 globally, we got a chance to spend…
Africa demands binding rules as pandemic equity talks near deadline
By Correspondent, Nairobi With fewer days left to finalize a global pathogen-sharing deal, African governments, researchers, and civil society groups…
Artificial intelligence is helping healthcare experts find more TB and other diseases in Thai hospitals
By Shobha Shukla Only 56 months left to end TB globally by 2030, but the progress is way off the…
Gender equality and human rights are bedrocks to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
By Shobha Shukla As governments meet at the 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women is…
Antimicrobial resistance under the gender lens
By Bobby Ramakant Is there a connection between gender and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? If you think that infection-causing microbes (viruses,…
Beyond sputum: Why WHO’s new tongue swab test is a ‘major advance’ in fight against TB
By Anuradha Mascarenhas A new policy from the World Health Organization (WHO) represents an important step forward in tuberculosis (TB)…