"Today is … a historic day," said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. This long-awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and the fight against malaria. According to the head of WHO, the use of this vaccine, developed in Africa by African scientists, "in addition to existing...

As it fight Covid-19 today, Ethiopia has defined a roadmap and will work to eliminate malaria in 10 years, a disease considered endemic in about three quarters of its territory....

Alors que l’épidémie révèle les atouts du système de santé tunisien, mais également ses failles, Sara Masmoudi, Directrice Générale des laboratoires Teriak et Présidente de la Chambre Nationale de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique de Tunisie, rappelle l’urgence d’investir dans l’industrie pharmaceutique et la recherche en Afrique.   Propos recueillis par Dounia Ben...

The 6th Global Fund Replenishment Conference, for the period 2020-2022, opened on October 9 at the Lyon Convention Center. It will bring together 700 participants, including 10 heads of state and government, mainly from Africa. Alongside Emmanuel Macron will also be the billionaire Bill Gates, the first private contributor to...

African civil society organizations, meeting in Niamey on the sidelines of the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, which is being held from July 4 to 8 in Niamey, Niger, have recommended to African states to increase budgets by 15% in favor of the increased fight against HIV /...

Et si le vaccin du paludisme est en passe d’être trouvé ? Et si personne n’allait plus mourir du paludisme ? Le rêve est permis après les avancées significatives faites dans la lutte contre ce fléau. Parmi ces avancées, il y a la découverte de l’outil de test de diagnostic rapide (TDR)...