We take a look at African startups that could uniocorns, that is become billion-dollar companies, in the coming years.

Gavi, which helps countries purchase and distribute vaccines, is among thousands of programs determined to be "inconsistent ...

French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the global need to fight malnutrition amid uncertainty over global development ...

A new study warns that funding cuts could lead to millions of new infections and deaths globally, undoing years of progress — ...

In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid. Among other issues, this has ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has stated that advances in artificial intelligence over the next decade could render humans unnecessary for most tasks.In a recent interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon ...

The world desperately needs an effective TB vaccine to reduce the illness and death still being caused by the centuries' old bacterium. As we mark World TB Day, Spotlight visited a study site in Paarl ...

Both TB treatment and TB preventive therapy involve taking lots of pills, usually for several months. Researchers are working on new long-acting formulations that might, for example, reduce an entire ...

Manono's lithium reserves have ignited a high-stakes battle involving global mining giants. Australian company AVZ Minerals, Chinese firm Zijin Mining, and Congolese state-owned Cominière are ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would ...

There is a growing opportunity to expand clinical research capacity in Africa, and numerous organisations are contributing to this effort. To name a few: the African Medicines Agency provides ...

The TB Sustainable Development Goals of reducing the incidence of and deaths from TB are achievable, if we all work together.