Category: Public Health

Africa’s Pharmacogenetic Boom: The Urgent Need for Genetic Testing

BioFrontAfrica

Saturday, November 15, 2025 6:11 PM GMT+0000

Africa’s Pharmacogenetic Boom: The Urgent Need for Genetic Testing

For decades, many African countries have faced a one-size-fits-all approach to medicine, where drug treatments developed in Europe or North America were applied locally without considering the unique genetic backgrounds...

Africa’s New Medicines Watchdog: A Game-Changer for Health Innovation

Africa Innovation

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 7:46 PM GMT+0000

Africa’s New Medicines Watchdog: A Game-Changer for Health Innovation

For the first time in decades, Africa is witnessing the establishment of a transformative regulator for medicines. The newly launched African Medicines Agency (AMA), celebrated in Mombasa, Kenya, marks a...

A Breath of Innovation: How Nanomedicine Could Defeat TB

Drug Delivery

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:07 PM GMT+0000

A Breath of Innovation: How Nanomedicine Could Defeat TB

At the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) in Johannesburg, postdoctoral researcher Dr. Lindokuhle Ngema is developing a groundbreaking inhalable nanosystem designed to deliver tuberculosis (TB) medications directly into the...

Substandard Cancer Drugs Found Across Four African Countries, Study Warns

Health Innovation

Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:41 PM GMT+0000

Substandard Cancer Drugs Found Across Four African Countries, Study Warns

Growing Cancer Burden, Rising Concern Cancer care in Africa has expanded rapidly in the past decade. In countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, the number of patients receiving treatment has increased...