Bringing you the most recent and relevant news stories, research articles and upcoming events around health in Africa:
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health | Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Maternal Health Vision for Action USAID
New study attributes size of newborns to mothers’ health The New Times
Gender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: a critical overview of the literature Global Health Action
New study documents reasons married women in developing nations who wish to avoid pregnancy do not use contraceptives Guttmacher Institute
Infectious Diseases | Chronic Diseases
Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update WHO
Ebola emergency meeting establishes new control centre The Lancet
WHO: 38 Million Die Annually From Chronic Diseases Voice of America
Health Systems Strengthening
27th Anniversary Celebration of WAHO Day: Director General’s Message West African Health Organization
Monitoring and Evaluation
European and African countries meet to advance health technology development for poverty-related diseases Global Health Technologies Coalition
Communication and Advocacy
New Infographics: Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is key but not enough to satisfy women’s need for effective family planning Guttmacher Institute
Cross-Sectoral
African Union Heads of State and Government Adopt the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa African Union
WAHO and WAEMU Close Ranks to Strengthen Medicines Registration West African Health Organization
World Population Day 2014 USAID
More Africans in extreme poverty than in 1990: UN Agence France-Presse
Programme on health impacts of urbanisation announced SciDev.net
UN: World Cities to Add Additional 2.5 Billion People by 2050 Voice of America
OPINION: Unleashing African Young People’s Potential Inter Press Service News Agency
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health | Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Maternal Health Vision for Action USAID
New study attributes size of newborns to mothers’ health The New Times
Gender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: a critical overview of the literature Global Health Action
New study documents reasons married women in developing nations who wish to avoid pregnancy do not use contraceptives Guttmacher Institute
Infectious Diseases | Chronic Diseases
Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update WHO
Ebola emergency meeting establishes new control centre The Lancet
WHO: 38 Million Die Annually From Chronic Diseases Voice of America
Health Systems Strengthening
27th Anniversary Celebration of WAHO Day: Director General’s Message West African Health Organization
Monitoring and Evaluation
European and African countries meet to advance health technology development for poverty-related diseases Global Health Technologies Coalition
Communication and Advocacy
New Infographics: Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is key but not enough to satisfy women’s need for effective family planning Guttmacher Institute
Cross-Sectoral
African Union Heads of State and Government Adopt the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa African Union
WAHO and WAEMU Close Ranks to Strengthen Medicines Registration West African Health Organization
World Population Day 2014 USAID
More Africans in extreme poverty than in 1990: UN Agence France-Presse
Programme on health impacts of urbanisation announced SciDev.net
UN: World Cities to Add Additional 2.5 Billion People by 2050 Voice of America
OPINION: Unleashing African Young People’s Potential Inter Press Service News Agency