• Ready for a check-up

    Ready for a check-up

    Using ICT solutions within Africa’s ailing healthcare sector presents an opportunity for improving service delivery.

    A bitter pill

    A bitter pill

    Counterfeit medicines place an even greater strain on already heavily burdened African health systems, but there is progress in tackling them, in a series of regulatory upgrades.

    Safety net

    Safety net

    Malaria has devastated sub-Saharan Africa for generations, but it appears inroads are finally being made against the disease.

    Finding the remedy

    Finding the remedy

    The emerging African pharmaceutical industry offers many opportunities, but governments need to tackle regulation urgently.

    Target practice

    Target practice

    With the deadline for the UN’s Millennium Development Goals drawing ever-nearer, how far has Africa come in terms of meeting them?