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Africa: WHO and African Medicines Agency Launch Landmark Framework to Strengthen Access to Quality-Assured Health Produc...

[WHO-AFRO] New collaboration marks a major step towards a harmonized, resilient regulatory ecosystem and accelerated access to health products across the continent

UN and AU sign landmark agreement guaranteeing access to safe health products

The World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations body, and the African Medicines Agency (AMA), an African Union body, signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday,...

CCFA56 Strengthening Africa s voice in international food additives regulation

Twelve CCAFRICA Member Countries including Cabo Verde Cameroon C te d Ivoire Ghana Kenya Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Sudan Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

South Africa: Fake Medicines - How Regulators Are Trying to Fix the Problem in SA

[spotlight] From unregulated weight loss injections to unsafe pain tablets, substandard and falsified medical products pose a threat to the health of people. Spotlight reports on h...

Zimbabwe: MCAZ Applauds Police, Vigilant Members of Public in Fight Against Counterfeit and Harmful Medicines

[New Zimbabwe] The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has hailed the police and members of the public for their vigilance in the sustained fight against fake, substanda...

NAFDAC committed to safe, sustainable herbal products – DG

She noted that NAFDAC’s mandate includes regulating food, drugs, cosmetics, chemicals, packaged water, medical devices, and herbal medicines, ensuring all meet strict safety and qu...

New SADC tender system set to cut medicine costs by 40 percent

Once fully operational, SPPS will become a cornerstone of a resilient regional health system, enabling all SADC member states to access essential medicines reliably, efficiently, a...

Zim Targets Continental First in High-Stakes WHO Health Review

Zimbabwe will next week host a World Health Organization (WHO) benchmarking mission that could pave the way for the country to become the first in Africa to attain the highest leve...

Africa: First Malaria Drug for Newborns Gets Who Approval

[New Times] The World Health Organization (WHO has approved the first malaria treatment made for newborns and very young infants, in an effort to improve care for children most at...

AU, EU roll out €100 million in new health initiatives under Global Gateway

  By MONICA KAYOMBO   AFRICA is sharpening its push for health independence as the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) roll out over €100 million in new health initiativ...

Africa: Gilead Under Fire for Not Selling HIV Drug Lenacapavir to MSF

[allAfrica] Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has come under mounting pressure after refusing to sell its breakthrough HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, directly to Médecins S...

Tanzania Intensifies Efforts to Combat 'Uvida' Antimicrobial Resistance

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzanian government has intensified efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), locally known as UVIDA, by urging ministries and institutio...

MCAZ applauds police, vigilant members of public in fight against counterfeit and harmful medicines

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has hailed the police and members of the public for their vigilance in the sustained fight against fake, substandard, unregistere...

Zimbabwe: Police Bust Backyard Pharmaceutical Factory, Recover 'Medicines'

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have unearthed a makeshift pharmaceutical factory, where an assortment of 'medicines' were being manufactured and packaged for sale.

South Africa: Groundbreaking HIV Drug, Lenacapavir, to Be Launched Next Month

[SAnews.gov.za] The launch of Lenacapavir - a groundbreaking HIV drug - will be held on June 5 in Mpumalanga.

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction in Action - What PMI's 2025 Value Report Signals for Low and MiddleIncome Countries

[allAfrica] As low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of smoking-related disease, access to pragmatic, evidence-based harm reduction...

Pharmacy Board Issues Alert Over Fake Cancer Drug Circulating in Shops

The alert comes amid growing concerns over the circulation of counterfeit medicines in the country, especially specialised and high-cost drugs used in the treatment of chronic illn...

Health Ministry engages VIYA Health and Incepta to expand access to WHO-prequalified solution

Cannabiz Africa Report: Lesotho Completely Overhauls Cannabis Oversight with New Regulations Expected Soon

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa writes 6 May 2026   Lesotho has completely revamped its cannabis oversight structures in the past year and is soon to publish new licensing and...

Ban On Drugs Importation: Pharmacist Vote for Presidential Committee To Drive Policy   

Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have strongly advised the federal government on the need to establish a Presidential Commi...

AMRC response to announcement of UK-US pharmaceuticals deal

Published: 1 December 2025 In response to the announcement of a new UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, Nicola Perrin, Chief Executive of the Association of Medical Research Charities, sa...

African, Near East Countries Collaborate to Advance Food Safety Competencies

FAO, WHO, and the Codex Coordinating Committees for Africa and the Near East led a training with more than 350 participants from the African, Near East, and Eastern Mediterranean r...

Tanzania cracks down on online sellers of unregistered cosmetics, medicines

The government has announced a nationwide crackdown on online traders selling unregistered health products, particularly cosmetics and medicines, as regulators move to protect the...

Africa: 'We Are at a Critical Point in the Fight Against Malaria' #WorldMalariaDay

[allAfrica] Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has described the rollout of malaria vaccines across Africa as the fastest in its history, signalling a critical moment in the fight against...