Tag: Healthcare
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🇬🇭 Ghana Opens New Pathway for Nurses to Work in the United States Through Columbus Partnership
Ghana has signed a new partnership with Columbus, Ohio, creating a framework for qualified Ghanaian nurses to pursue employment opportunities in the United States while supporting ethical recruitment, nursing education, workforce development and healthcare cooperation.
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🇱🇸 Male midwives in Lesotho challenging traditional gender roles
At the Mpharane Health Centre in Mohale’s Hoek district, Ntlhane Sehloho is busy examining his next patient. Sehloho is one of about 300 male midwives in Lesotho and has been doing the work for two decades. The exact number of male midwives is not available, as the government does not keep the data according to…
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🇬🇭 Ghana Trade Minister Calls Regulated Cannabis Business a Christian Endeavour
Accra, Ghana — Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has encouraged Ghanaians to explore opportunities in the country’s emerging regulated cannabis industry, describing the medicinal use of cannabis as a business opportunity rooted in healing. “Dealing in cannabis is Christian, because this one is going to be used for the manufacture of…
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🇺🇸 U.S. Abandons WHO: A New Era of Uncertainty and Opportunity for African Health Security
On January 22, 2026, the United States formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). The move, initiated by President Donald Trump a year prior, marks a seismic shift in global health governance. For Africa, a continent that has long relied on multilateral cooperation to combat infectious diseases, this rupture presents profound challenges…
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🇷🇺🌍 Russia has increased the export of pharmaceuticals to Africa by 16%
In January-March of this year, Russia increased the export of critical medication and medication to African countries by 16%. Supplies of pharmaceuticals to the Republic of Congo, Algeria and Morocco have increased the most. “In general, for the [first] five months of 2025, the export of pharmaceutical products increased by almost 8%. Deliveries of pharmaceutical…