Our reports on Africa’s state of health highlight progress and challenges in promoting health and well-being for all, including efforts to combat diseases, improve maternal and child health, and strengthen health systems.
Good Health
In Zimbabwe, grandmothers trained as lay counselors are quietly changing the face of mental health care.
Innovations born from crisis, like mobile clinics, telemedicine, and community care, are transforming how mothers get care, building systems ready for...
Rising temperatures and deadly diseases are overwhelming Africa’s healths, yet only 8% of climate finance addresses the crisis. It’s time for...
Fintech startups are swimming in capital while health, food, and climate solutions fight for scraps. Is the investment model broken?
Top-down responses keep failing. Can trust, local knowledge, and early action stop outbreaks before they overwhelm already fragile health systems?
Many won’t get diagnosed until complications arise—why is diabetes so overlooked, and what’s stopping people from getting the care they need?
In Nigeria, foreign aid props up broken systems, but does it improve healthcare—or just keep bad policies alive?
Despite contributing the least to global emissions, vulnerable communities face worsening air pollution, rising deaths, and economic devastation—who will act?
Millions of women suffer in silence as gender-based violence disrupts lives, economies, and security—why is the world still failing them?
Millions live without clean water, facing daily struggles for survival—what happens when this basic need is denied?
When you step into a fitness class, you’re not just moving your body—you’re building bonds and lifting collective spirits.
How can today’s small steps toward mental health awareness shape a tomorrow where no one faces their struggles alone?
Countries worldwide could transform their future by prioritizing maternal health, just as Botswana did, creating lasting economic and social progress.
When help came without a price, Thandi’s world changed—from enduring hidden harm to finding real support and safety for others.
How can shared stories and open conversations help heal unseen wounds and bring hope to those suffering in silence?
