The public and stakeholders about whom the New Public Health Order is framed need to know: Coined by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and prevention (Africa CDC), the new public health order is often quoted by countries, Ministries of Health, Institutions and indeed individual technocrats. But what is the new public health order, and what implications does it have on our approach to health security? The Africa...

The global health landscape is facing unprecedented uncertainty, particularly in external funding. As donor priorities shift and funding landscapes evolve, it’s crucial for countries to reassess their health financing strategies and build resilient systems. For several decades, external funding and assistance have played a critical role in financing lifesaving health interventions across Africa, (and other distressed countries in the developing world) helping to avert millions of deaths. Since...

Vaccines remain among modern science’s most powerful tools against infectious diseases. Globally, they have prevented deaths and disabilities to the quantum of billions, eradicated once- devastating diseases like Smallpox and brought others, such as Polio, to the brink of elimination. Vaccine Research and Development (R&D) as a field has advanced rapidly over the years, leveraging cutting edge technologies such as applied genomics (RNA and DNA), nano-particle platforms, and...