Financing & Policy
Comparing malaria chemoprevention costs with added vitamin A in Nigeria
From the abstract: “This study assesses the cost implications of integrating these two interventions among under-5 children in Northeast Nigeria.”
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What is changing?
Policies, financing, research and health-system developments.
Financing & Policy
Ethiopia’s female cancer burden, 2000–2021, and projections to 2040
From the abstract: “To address this gap, our study utilizes the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) methodology to analyze 21 years (2000–2021) of national and sub-national trends and risk factors for these cancers in Ethiopia, with projections to 2040, to support targeted cancer control and health system strengthening.”
Financing & Policy
Assessing childhood malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa with a composite index
From the abstract: “This study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure and to identify its associated factors among children under-5 in SSA countries.”
Technology & Industry
Kenya’s biometric health launch and hospital workflows
The August 2025 launch placed patient identification inside a wider digital programme. The evidence to follow is how the system works across a complete care encounter.
Financing & Policy
Kenya’s Gavi transition: the timetable questions
The Ministry reported a longer co-financing transition and proposed further changes. An agreed extension and a requested framework carry different levels of certainty.
Financing & Policy
Kenya’s 2024 SHA transition and hospital cash flow
A historical Ministry account connected unpaid NHIF obligations, new claims and staff training. It records promises made at the transition, rather than proof they were fulfilled.