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#theguardian.com. Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko. As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa

#aljazeera.com. Israel kills two in Gaza, blocks thousands from medical exit through Rafah. The latest deaths come as just 260 people have been allowed to seek medical care via the crossing to Egypt, the UN says.

#bbc.com. Guinea-Bissau: Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial blasted by WHO. Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.

#theguardian.com. ‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy. With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation

#aljazeera.com. Why US-funded vaccine trial plan for babies in Guinea-Bissau caused outrage. The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.

#bbc.com. US-South Africa funding: As American cash dries up the fight to stop Aids gets harder. Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

#bbc.com. South Sudan conflict: MSF says staff missing after air strikes hit hospital in Jonglei. MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.

#aljazeera.com. South Sudan hospital hit by government air strike, MSF says. Medical NGO says targeted attacks have forced the closure of hospitals, while UN says 280,000 displaced in Jonglei.

#aljazeera.com. The cold, hungry reality of displacement in war-torn Sudan’s Tawila. Displaced families who fled el-Fasher face dire conditions with no blankets, food shortages, and few medical supplies.

#theguardian.com. Palestinians hope for more after limited Rafah crossing opening – video. About 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care hope to leave the devastated territory via the crossing, according to Gaza health officials

#aljazeera.com. Funeral insurance thrives as millions can’t afford healthcare in Zimbabwe. More Zimbabweans are preparing for death than survival as funeral policies are more popular than health insurance.

#theguardian.com. ‘It’s the sovereignty of the country’: Guinea-Bissau says US vaccine study suspended. Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns

#nytimes.com. Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked. RFK Jr. Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked

#theguardian.com. New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests. Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year

#aljazeera.com. Nestle accused of risking baby health in Africa. NGO says Swiss food giant is 'putting the health of babies at risk for profit' by adding sugar to babyfood.

#theguardian.com. ‘I had already given my baby a name’ – This is climate breakdown. It started with a migraine but ended in hospital. When Gowend had dengue the first time she had no idea she was pregnant. This is Gowend’s story

#theguardian.com. Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries. Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition

#aljazeera.com. Ethiopia confirms three Marburg deaths as outbreak sparks regional alarm. Health authorities isolate more than 100 contacts as deadly hemorrhagic virus detected near South Sudan border.

#theguardian.com. Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus. Africa CDC says at least nine cases have been detected of Ebola-like illness, which kills up to 80% of those infected

#theguardian.com. UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa. Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for Aids, TB and malaria

#aljazeera.com. Jailed Tunisian opposition figure hospitalised amid hunger strike: Family. Jawhar Ben Mbarek's sister said his health had 'severely deteriorated' and a 'dangerous toxin' was detected in his body.

#washingtonpost.com. Ethiopia reports first outbreak of Marburg, Ebola cousin with no vaccine. At least nine cases of the rare viral hemorrhagic fever have been confirmed, the World Health Organization said Friday.

#aljazeera.com. Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus. Nine cases reported in Ethiopia's Omo region, bordering conflict-wracked South Sudan, which has a fragile health system.

#aljazeera.com. Medical experts say Africa faces worst cholera outbreak in 25 years. Africa CDC recorded about 300,000 confirmed and suspected cases of cholera so far in 2025, a rise over last year.

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