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At PAMCA's Kenya Chapter Annual Meeting, scientists warned that an invasive mosquito is breeding in cities, biting at all hours, and resisting nearly every insecticide Africa currently relies on. Is the continent prepared for whatโs next? Click the link to read more ๐๐พ #GHOMedia #PAMCA #Malaria
A Mosquito Africa Did Not Plan For Is Pushing a New Malaria Agenda - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)
Is the continent prepared for the next generation of mosquito-borne disease threats, and what will it take to change the way we respond?
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Can Kenya turn Africa's oldest medicine into its newest industry? At the 34th African Traditional Medicine Day, Health CS Aden Duale said it's time to convert indigenous knowledge into quality-assured products and skilled employment. Full story below ๐๐พ #GHOMedia #Traditionalmedicine #KEMRI
Can Kenya Turn Africaโs Oldest Medicine Into Its Newest Industry? - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)
As Africa marks its 34th Traditional Medicine Day, Kenya is betting that biodiversity and indigenous knowledge, backed by science, can become the continent's next big industry.
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The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi has performed East Africa's first robotic gallbladder removal, marking a leap forward in abdominal care. However, it also exposes a widening gap in healthcare equity. Click on the link to read the full story๐๐พ #GHOMedia #AfricaHealthTech #MedicalInnovation
Kenyan Hospital Performs Regionโs First Robotic Gallbladder Surgery - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)
Landmark procedure expands soft-tissue robotics in East Africa, though high costs present an ongoing barrier for low-income patients.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 45% budget gap for the year 2026-2027, and this is a perfect example of a sovereignty problem in Africa's global health ecosystem. #WHO #HealthFinancing #HealthSovereignty #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.๐งต #Ebola #DRC #AfricaHealth #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
"Every resolution you adopt only has value when it changes what happens in a clinic, in a community, or in a household." ~ Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79), Geneva, May 2026 ๐งต #WHA79 #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
The past few weeks has taught us one thing above everything else - Africa's health vulnerabilities and Africa's economic opportunities are the same story, told from different angles.๐งต #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Ebola a public health emergency of international concern on May 17. ๐งต #Ebola #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #HealthSecurity #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
This week, for the first time, mental health is on the main stage at the World Health Assembly. Our latest article covers what the Assembly means for Africa, from mental health integration to One Health. Read it here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/mental-healt... #WHA79 #GHOMedia
Mental health and One Health emerge as critical issues at global health meeting
Here is what the 79th World Health Assembly mean for Africaย By Phyllis Nyambura The world's health ministers are gathered this week in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 79th World Health Assembly, the ann...
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137 US dollars - that is the number from the Africa CDC's new landmark health R&D report that should be in every finance minister's briefing this week๐งต #AfricaCDC #AfricaHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
"We can't afford to get this wrong." ~ Larry Gostin, Georgetown University, on the race to lead the World Health Organisation (WHO).๐งต #WHO #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This year's theme is "More Good Days, Together."๐งต #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
On the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Nairobi, a timely and important conversation took place for the global health community. Read our reflections from the session here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/reflections-... #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
Reflections from the World Health Summit (WHS) Nairobi Health Diplomacy Breakfast
On the morning of 29 April 2026, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Nairobi, a timely and important conversation for the global health community took placeย Convened by Global Health Other...
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At the 2026 WHS Regional Meeting in Nairobi, a discussion was held on the Triple Threat of HIV/STIs, early pregnancy and violence affecting adolescents in Africa. Read our latest article exploring the key insights here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/what-africas... #AdolescentHealth #SRHR #GHOMedia
943,000 trained health workers in Africa were unemployed in 2024. How did we get here? 2018: Africa has 4.3 million health workers. 2024: That number has risen to 5.72 million. More than 325,000 new health workers now graduate annually in Africa. ๐งต #HealthWorkforce #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) World Health Statistics 2026 report confirms what many in global health have quietly known for years: the world is off-track to achieve every single health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by 2030 #GlobalHealth #SDG #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia #WHO
The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 18th May. Three things the continent must secure from the Assembly this year๐งต #WHA79 #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia
The ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ continues today in Accra.๐งต #HealthWorkforce #AfricaHealth #AHWIF2026 #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐. The 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum opens on 6th May in Accra, Ghana.๐งต #HealthWorkforce #AfricaHealth #AHWIF2026 #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise
This week's number: 70% That's how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) for African health has declined between 2021 and 2025 - according to Africa CDC ๐งต #HealthFinancing #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise
Cholera is not a disease of inevitability. It is a disease of neglect. Cholera cases in Southern Africa rose more than seven times in the first six weeks of 2026 compared to the same period last year.๐งต #Cholera #AfricaHealth #WASH #ClimateAndHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise
HEALTH DIPLOMACY IS NOT A SOFT SKILL. IT IS THE SKILL. The speakers at this morning's WHS Nairobi Health Diplomacy Breakfast made this clear in ways that deserve to be heard beyond the room. #WorldHealthSummit #GlobalHealthDiplomacy #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise
KEYNOTE | Prof. Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General, International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Africa Regional Office Prof. Ndembi opened with a question the global health community keeps avoiding: Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?๐งต #WorldHealthSummit #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise
THIS MORNING, WE WERE LIVE FROM THE WHS NAIROBI SIDE EVENT.๐งต Theme: Thriving in a Disruptive World โ Rethinking Global Health Politics and Diplomacy #WorldHealthSummit #WHSRM2026 #GlobalHealthDiplomacy #HealthLeadership #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise
THREE DAYS AFTER WORLD MALARIA DAY, AFRICA IS STILL WAITING FOR THE POLITICAL WILL TO MATCH THE SCIENCE๐งต #WorldMalariaDay2026 #EndMalaria #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise
We are proud to announce the speakers for our upcoming side event at the 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi Theme: Thriving in a Disruptive World: Rethinking Global Health Politics and Diplomacy ๐ 29th April 2026 |โฐ 7:30 - 9:30 AM #WorldHealthSummit
VACCINES SAVE LIVES. THE QUESTION IS WHO PAYS FOR THEM WHEN DONORS LEAVE THE ROOM. Over the last 50 years, vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives. That is 6 lives every minute, every day, for five decades. #WorldImmunisationWeek #AfricaHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise
During the 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting, GHO Media will co-host a breakfast meeting on Global Health Politics and Diplomacy. Register for virtual attendance here: forms.gle/sBvXA4AS62yn... #WorldHealthSummit #HealthPolicy #GlobalHealthOtherwise
Zimbabwe's decision: reject a $367 million U.S. bilateral health agreement. The immediate cost: 1.2 million people on HIV treatment now in a funding vacuum.๐งต #HealthFinancing #AidDependency #HealthSovereignty #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise
