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Ugandan researchers are leading a global effort to make medical devices more equitable. Through the newly established Uganda Hypoxia Lab, scientists are testing pulse oximeters to ensure they accurately measure oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones a breakthrough that could reshape global health standards.
Angola has intensified Ebola prevention along its border with the DRC by deploying health teams, boosting surveillance, and improving sanitation. These efforts aim to protect high-risk communities and strengthen regional health security against future outbreaks.
A new study suggests Africa’s long battle with malaria may have unexpectedly helped protect its people from severe COVID-19. Researchers found that those with repeated exposure to malaria were more likely to experience mild or asymptomatic COVID-19, offering fresh insight into how diseases interact in endemic settings.
Alice Nekesa never knew she had contracted malaria until it was too late. In the fourth month of her pregnancy last year, she started bleeding and later suffered a miscarriage, which was attributed to untreated malaria.
In 2020, Nigeria was declared free of wild poliovirus by the World Health Organization (WHO), a major milestone for a country that once led global transmission. However, a related strain, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV), still poses a threat in under-immunized communities. This strain emerges when the weakened virus from oral vaccines mutates and spreads through contaminated food or water, particularly in areas with low vaccination rates.
At Mbera refugee camp, nurse Abidine Ould Sidewa leads vital triage services—screening, treating and vaccinating new arrivals while tailoring health education to mothers, youth and community leaders. His empathetic approach has cut preventable deaths, empowered refugees as active health partners and exemplifies how local solidarity transforms humanitarian aid into lasting resilience.
