GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In sub-Saharan Africa, half of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at stage III. Only 4% are diagnosed at stage I. A review of 85 studies and 33,053 patients found the average age at diagnosis is 48.7, younger than in high-income regions. 110
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 30/09/2026More than 1 in 4 adults in sub-Saharan Africa live with high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a major health concern in Africa, yet many people living with it remain undiagnosed and untreated. #ghomedia #worldheartday #highbloodpressure 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Many health campaigns in Africa still run on separate systems. WHO Africa's DIGIT-HCM gives countries one platform, with maps, to plan and track them. Piloted in Chad in June, seven pilot countries are next. What would help campaigns reach more people? #GHOMedia #DigitalHealth #polio 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kenya's nurses ended their 43 day strike on September 9 after pay disputes. Africa still has only 46 per cent of the health workers it needs, and could face a shortage of 6.1 million by 2030, while 943,000 trained workers remain unemployed.globalhealthotherwisemedia.orgCan Africa Build Resilient Health Systems Without Supporting Its Health Workers? - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)Calls for effective primary healthcare are growing, but success will depend on sustained investment in the people who deliver care. 111
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A WHO regional survey of 44 African countries finds uneven progress on patient safety. Clinical processes are strongest. Learning and reporting systems have the biggest gap. NCDs now cause 37% of deaths in the Region, up from 24% in 2000. #PatientSafety #WHO #NCDs #HealthSystems 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 22/09/2026G20 foreign ministers meet in New York on 23 September to step up the global response on Ebola. Africa CDC's Director General Dr Jean Kaseya will speak on behalf of the African Union with the DRC and Uganda attending. 120
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 18/09/2026El Niño: The Unprecedented Weather Event and Its Potential Health Crisis in Africa 110
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Today is World Patient Safety Day🩺 Theme: Safe care for noncommunicable diseases. Slogan: Safe Care for Life What do safer healthcare systems look like in your region? Engage with us in the comments👇 #GHOMedia #WorldPatientSafetyDay #SafeCareForLife #NCDs 020
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 15/09/2026More than 8 in 10 employed women in Kenya work in the informal sector where access to workplace support for breastfeeding after childbirth is often limited or nonexistent. Click on the link to read the full story 👇🏾 globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/workplace-su... #GHOMedia #breastfeeding 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Kenya's Health Summit 2026 was presented as proof that UHC can work: new insurance, digital tools and, expanded primary care. 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A systematic review looked at 206 studies on mothers' mental health across Africa 🌍 Swipe to read more 👉🏾 What would better maternal mental health support look like in your community? Tell us in the comments 010
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 10/09/2026At PAMCA's Kenya Chapter Annual Meeting, scientists warned that an invasive mosquito is breeding in cities, biting at all hours, and resisting nearly every insecticide Africa currently relies on. Is the continent prepared for what’s next? Click the link to read more 👇🏾 #GHOMedia #PAMCA #Malariaglobalhealthotherwisemedia.orgA Mosquito Africa Did Not Plan For Is Pushing a New Malaria Agenda - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)Is the continent prepared for the next generation of mosquito-borne disease threats, and what will it take to change the way we respond? 010
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Can Kenya turn Africa's oldest medicine into its newest industry? At the 34th African Traditional Medicine Day, Health CS Aden Duale said it's time to convert indigenous knowledge into quality-assured products and skilled employment. Full story below 👇🏾 #GHOMedia #Traditionalmedicine #KEMRIglobalhealthotherwisemedia.orgCan Kenya Turn Africa’s Oldest Medicine Into Its Newest Industry? - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)As Africa marks its 34th Traditional Medicine Day, Kenya is betting that biodiversity and indigenous knowledge, backed by science, can become the continent's next big industry. 010
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi has performed East Africa's first robotic gallbladder removal, marking a leap forward in abdominal care. However, it also exposes a widening gap in healthcare equity. Click on the link to read the full story👇🏾 #GHOMedia #AfricaHealthTech #MedicalInnovationglobalhealthotherwisemedia.orgKenyan Hospital Performs Region’s First Robotic Gallbladder Surgery - Global Health Otherwise Media (GHO Media)Landmark procedure expands soft-tissue robotics in East Africa, though high costs present an ongoing barrier for low-income patients. 011
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 45% budget gap for the year 2026-2027, and this is a perfect example of a sovereignty problem in Africa's global health ecosystem. #WHO #HealthFinancing #HealthSovereignty #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.🧵 #Ebola #DRC #AfricaHealth #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 200
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 03/06/2026"Every resolution you adopt only has value when it changes what happens in a clinic, in a community, or in a household." ~ Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79), Geneva, May 2026 🧵 #WHA79 #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The past few weeks has taught us one thing above everything else - Africa's health vulnerabilities and Africa's economic opportunities are the same story, told from different angles.🧵 #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Ebola a public health emergency of international concern on May 17. 🧵 #Ebola #GlobalHealth #AfricaHealth #HealthSecurity #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 110
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This week, for the first time, mental health is on the main stage at the World Health Assembly. Our latest article covers what the Assembly means for Africa, from mental health integration to One Health. Read it here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/mental-healt... #WHA79 #GHOMediaglobalhealthotherwisemedia.orgMental health and One Health emerge as critical issues at global health meetingHere is what the 79th World Health Assembly mean for Africa By Phyllis Nyambura The world's health ministers are gathered this week in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 79th World Health Assembly, the ann... 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 26/05/2026137 US dollars - that is the number from the Africa CDC's new landmark health R&D report that should be in every finance minister's briefing this week🧵 #AfricaCDC #AfricaHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"We can't afford to get this wrong." ~ Larry Gostin, Georgetown University, on the race to lead the World Health Organisation (WHO).🧵 #WHO #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 22/05/2026May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This year's theme is "More Good Days, Together."🧵 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 110
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 20/05/2026On the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Nairobi, a timely and important conversation took place for the global health community. Read our reflections from the session here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/reflections-... #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMediaglobalhealthotherwisemedia.orgReflections from the World Health Summit (WHS) Nairobi Health Diplomacy BreakfastOn the morning of 29 April 2026, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Nairobi, a timely and important conversation for the global health community took place Convened by Global Health Other... 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 19/05/2026At the 2026 WHS Regional Meeting in Nairobi, a discussion was held on the Triple Threat of HIV/STIs, early pregnancy and violence affecting adolescents in Africa. Read our latest article exploring the key insights here: globalhealthotherwisemedia.org/what-africas... #AdolescentHealth #SRHR #GHOMedia 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 18/05/2026943,000 trained health workers in Africa were unemployed in 2024. How did we get here? 2018: Africa has 4.3 million health workers. 2024: That number has risen to 5.72 million. More than 325,000 new health workers now graduate annually in Africa. 🧵 #HealthWorkforce #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The World Health Organisation (WHO) World Health Statistics 2026 report confirms what many in global health have quietly known for years: the world is off-track to achieve every single health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by 2030 #GlobalHealth #SDG #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia #WHO 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 18th May. Three things the continent must secure from the Assembly this year🧵 #WHA79 #GlobalHealthOtherwiseMedia 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 continues today in Accra.🧵 #HealthWorkforce #AfricaHealth #AHWIF2026 #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 06/05/2026𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂’𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒓𝒂. The 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum opens on 6th May in Accra, Ghana.🧵 #HealthWorkforce #AfricaHealth #AHWIF2026 #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This week's number: 70% That's how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) for African health has declined between 2021 and 2025 - according to Africa CDC 🧵 #HealthFinancing #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Cholera is not a disease of inevitability. It is a disease of neglect. Cholera cases in Southern Africa rose more than seven times in the first six weeks of 2026 compared to the same period last year.🧵 #Cholera #AfricaHealth #WASH #ClimateAndHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 29/04/2026HEALTH DIPLOMACY IS NOT A SOFT SKILL. IT IS THE SKILL. The speakers at this morning's WHS Nairobi Health Diplomacy Breakfast made this clear in ways that deserve to be heard beyond the room. #WorldHealthSummit #GlobalHealthDiplomacy #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 29/04/2026KEYNOTE | Prof. Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General, International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Africa Regional Office Prof. Ndembi opened with a question the global health community keeps avoiding: Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?🧵 #WorldHealthSummit #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 29/04/2026THIS MORNING, WE WERE LIVE FROM THE WHS NAIROBI SIDE EVENT.🧵 Theme: Thriving in a Disruptive World — Rethinking Global Health Politics and Diplomacy #WorldHealthSummit #WHSRM2026 #GlobalHealthDiplomacy #HealthLeadership #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 28/04/2026THREE DAYS AFTER WORLD MALARIA DAY, AFRICA IS STILL WAITING FOR THE POLITICAL WILL TO MATCH THE SCIENCE🧵 #WorldMalariaDay2026 #EndMalaria #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 24/04/2026We are proud to announce the speakers for our upcoming side event at the 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi Theme: Thriving in a Disruptive World: Rethinking Global Health Politics and Diplomacy 📅 29th April 2026 |⏰ 7:30 - 9:30 AM #WorldHealthSummit 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 24/04/2026VACCINES SAVE LIVES. THE QUESTION IS WHO PAYS FOR THEM WHEN DONORS LEAVE THE ROOM. Over the last 50 years, vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives. That is 6 lives every minute, every day, for five decades. #WorldImmunisationWeek #AfricaHealth #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 23/04/2026During the 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting, GHO Media will co-host a breakfast meeting on Global Health Politics and Diplomacy. Register for virtual attendance here: forms.gle/sBvXA4AS62yn... #WorldHealthSummit #HealthPolicy #GlobalHealthOtherwise 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Zimbabwe's decision: reject a $367 million U.S. bilateral health agreement. The immediate cost: 1.2 million people on HIV treatment now in a funding vacuum.🧵 #HealthFinancing #AidDependency #HealthSovereignty #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Africa's most urgent health challenges have the most creative solutions.🧵 #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay #GlobalHealthOtherwise #AfricaHealth #HealthInnovation #GlobalHealth 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Africa CDC's budget for health security: chronically underfunded. The One Health Summit in Lyon: $250 million secured.🧵 #HealthFinancing #HealthSovereignty #GlobalHealthOtherwise 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 20/04/2026During the 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting, GHO Media will co-host a breakfast meeting on Global Health Politics and Diplomacy. Register for virtual attendance here: forms.gle/sBvXA4AS62yn... #WorldHealthSummit #HealthPolicy #GlobalHealthOtherwise 000
Reposted by GHO MediaGHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In-person spots are now fully booked for our WHS Nairobi side event. Thank you for the incredible interest! You can still join us virtually. Register to receive an access link and join the conversation on the future of global health diplomacy forms.gle/v5Be95mbZa54... #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy 001
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In-person spots are now fully booked for our WHS Nairobi side event. Thank you for the incredible interest! You can still join us virtually. Register to receive an access link and join the conversation on the future of global health diplomacy forms.gle/v5Be95mbZa54... #GlobalHealth #HealthDiplomacy 001
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Join us in Nairobi on April 29 for a breakfast conversation on what it takes to lead in a disrupted world. Theme: Thriving in a Disruptive World — Rethinking Global Health Politics and Diplomacy Register: forms.gle/33QpzqwLUwME... #GlobalHealthDiplomacy #HealthLeadership #GlobalHealthOtherwise 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Africa just developed the world’s first rapid diagnostic test for measles. The SURUA Measles IgM test developed by Institut Pasteur Dakar is now the first rapid measles test recommended by WHO for the Global Measles & Rubella Laboratory Network www.linkedin.com/posts/instit... #GlobalHealthOtherwiselinkedin.comSenegal's Institut Pasteur de Dakar develops world's first rapid measles diagnostic test | Institut Pasteur de Dakar posted on the topic | LinkedIn𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 The SURUA Measles IgM test is an innovation that ena... 000
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Nigeria's maternal mortality ratio: 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births. The global average: 152 per 100,000. That gap is policy. #GlobalHealthOtherwise #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth 100
GHO Media @gho-media.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 70% of all maternal deaths worldwide. 260,000 women died from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes globally in 2023. Africa carries most of that grief. 🧵 #GlobalHealthOtherwise #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth 111
