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Africa Health Weekly

Global Health Unfiltered

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 7

Africa Health Weekly is a podcast that brings you the latest health news, innovations, and stories from across the African continent. Each week, we spotlight pressing health challenges, groundbreaking research, and inspiring local initiatives shaping the future of healthcare in Africa. Informative, timely, and rooted in trusted sources, this podcast keeps you connected to the pulse of Africa’s health landscape.

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Ethiopia FDA milestone, Egypt’s Health Surge, and Kenya’s Doctors’ Strike

Sunday, October 5, 2025 • Duration 04:48

This episode of Africa Health Weekly covers significant health updates from the UN General Assembly, including the Accra Reset initiative, which aims to reform global health governance. It highlights impactful healthcare initiatives in Egypt and Ethiopia, the devastating effects of a prolonged doctor strike in Kenya, and the recognition of African health leaders on the global stage, showcasing their contributions to global health.

Stay tuned as we bring Africa’s health stories to life, one week at a time.

👉 Got a story worth sharing? Email us at editor@globalhealthunfiltered.com.

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HIV Prevention Price Breakthrough, Google’s AI Push, and Sudan’s Health Crisis

Monday, September 29, 2025 • Duration 06:47

In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, host Beverly Ndifoin covers a series of transformative developments and urgent challenges across Africa: the cost of the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir has been slashed by 99%, making it available for just $40 a year in over 120 countries; Google selects Nigeria’s Infinity Health Africa for its first AI for GovTech accelerator; Togo rises to medium Human Development Index status; Uganda unveils an ambitious plan to grow health tourism tenfold; and Ghana expands its National Health Insurance Scheme to include sickle cell treatment. We also look at Sudan’s mounting health crisis amid conflict, Côte d’Ivoire’s reopening of health facilities with UNICEF’s support, Tunisian health workers’ push for fairer pay and protections, Morocco’s new research linking workplace health to economic loss, and efforts in Egypt, Somaliland, and Botswana to strengthen access to essential medicines and vaccines.

Stay tuned as we bring Africa’s health stories to life, one week at a time.

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Tanzania's Schistosomiasis Treatment, Eswatini's suicide Crisis, and Kenya’s Health Fund Fraud Exposed

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 07:44

In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, host Beverly Ndifoin covers Tanzania’s historic approval of arpraziquantel, the world’s first pediatric treatment for schistosomiasis, marking a breakthrough for millions of children at risk. We also explore the World Health Organization’s urgent warning on Eswatini’s soaring suicide rates, Kenya’s massive health fund fraud scandal that diverted more than $800 million through phantom billing, and Senegal’s rollout of a new six-in-one childhood vaccine. Other stories include Zimbabwe’s draft National Health Insurance Bill funded by “sin taxes,” Tunisia’s suspension of treatment for Libyan patients over unpaid debts, the use of expired medicines in Gambian hospitals, Algeria’s new health minister, Ethiopia’s non-physician surgeons expanding rural access despite resource shortages, and Malawi’s successful ban on alcohol sachets as a blueprint for public health reform.

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Hospital Upgrades in Uganda, Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Success, and Cholera in Chad

Season 1 · Episode 3

Saturday, September 13, 2025 • Duration 05:28

In this week’s episode of Africa Health Weekly, we highlight the latest health stories shaping the continent. From major infrastructure investments to inspiring public health victories and urgent humanitarian responses, we bring you the news that matters most.

Stay tuned as we bring Africa’s health stories to life, one week at a time.

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Togo’s Malaria Vaccine Rollout, DRC’s Ebola Outbreak, and Nigeria’s Digital Health Push

Season 1 · Episode 2

Saturday, September 6, 2025 • Duration 04:51

This episode of Africa Health Weekly highlights significant health stories across Africa, including Togo's malaria vaccine rollout, updates on outbreaks like Ebola and cholera, challenges faced by health workers, and innovative healthcare access initiatives in Nigeria and Cameroon. The conversation emphasizes the resilience and ongoing challenges within Africa's healthcare systems.

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Fighting Polio, Tackling Cholera, and Morocco’s Stem Cell Breakthrough

Season 1 · Episode 1

Saturday, September 6, 2025 • Duration 04:36

In this first episode of Africa Health Weekly, we explore the major health stories shaping Africa right now. From Zambia, where African health ministers gathered under the World Health Organization to strengthen commitments against polio and cholera, to Morocco’s groundbreaking achievement in reprogramming blood cells into stem cells, the first of its kind on the continent.

We also bring you updates on Botswana’s national health emergency, the regional spread of Mpox, and Nigeria’s ongoing battle with Lassa fever. Finally, we examine issues of accountability and ethics in healthcare, including Ghana’s crackdown on insurance fraud, Egypt’s closure of unlicensed clinics, and Malawi’s impending tuberculosis drug shortage due to cuts in international aid.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Africa’s united plan to eradicate polio and slash cholera deaths (WHO, 2025)
Dubai Investments’ pharmaceutical project in Angola and Lesotho’s long-awaited cancer center
Morocco’s historic stem cell breakthrough, announced by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health
Public health emergencies in Botswana, Senegal, Mozambique, and Nigeria (NCDC, 2025)
Accountability measures in Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, and Malawi’s looming TB crisis

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