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Climate adaptation is a financial and human cost, but it is also quietly creating some of the biggest new investment opportunities in African healthcare.
Treezer Michelle Atieno - Editor
Africa's healthcare logistics sector is being transformed from a largely overlooked support function into a strategic healthcare market. Growing climate risks are increasing demand for solar-powered cold chain infrastructure, medical warehousing, supply-chain software and resilient distribution networks.
A new report released at the 79th World Health Assembly estimates that supply chains account for more than 80% of healthcare emissions, and that current systems are too fragile to withstand climate shocks. It identifies governments and multilateral buyers as key drivers of climate-smart purchasing.
Existing healthcare logistics companies stand to benefit from high demand for solar-powered warehouses, cold chains systems and decentralised distribution networks. Health-tech firms benefit from supplying inventory software, demand forecasting tools, procurement analytics and AI-powered supply-chain management systems.
Our take: Climate-smart healthcare logistics services will feature heavily in healthcare infrastructure investments of the coming decade…Read more (2 min)
We have compiled 40 open mid and senior level roles in nutrition, vaccination, technology, pharma manufacturing and infectious disease control across the continent. Project management is the most dominant role with 14 open positions across Africa, followed by public health advisory with 11 roles in multiple regions.
East Africa leads with 13 roles, followed by West Africa with 11 roles, Southern Africa with 9 roles, North Africa with 5 roles and Central Africa with 2 roles.
The most active recruiters include Save the Children with 4 roles, UNICEF and Amref Health Africa with 3 roles each and Clinton Health Access Initiative and International Medical Corps with 2 openings each.
Full list…Read more (2 min)
South Africa-based pharmaceutical subsidiary Johnson & Johnson has recorded the fastest growth rate in terms of senior African staff among its peers in the past year. The company has boosted senior staff by 43%, or 799 new hires, according to LinkedIn data. It also leads with 30% expansion in sales and business development staff.
The growth spurt is likely due to Johnson & Johnson’s expanding investment in digital health infrastructure across Africa, including backing solar connectivity for rural hospitals. The initiative supports clinics in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Malawi and Tanzania.
Pfizer follows Johnson & Johnson in senior staff growth at 26%, Bayer at 16%, Roche at 15%, AstraZeneca at 14%, Novartis at 12%, GSK at 11%, Sanofi at 7%, and both Novo Nordisk and Aspen Pharmacare at 1%.
Our take: The companies growing fastest in Africa are also hiring aggressively in sales and business development, signalling a race to strengthen market presence…Read more (2 min)
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Five countries roll out new malaria drug for babies under 6 months after WHO approval
Events
🗓️ Join the 9th Reproductive Health Conference in Kenya (June 06)
🗓️ Join the International Conference on Non-communicable Diseases (June 23)
🗓️ Attend the International Conference on Public Health in Africa in Ethiopia (Nov 23)
Various
💉Aid cuts and climate change drive malaria surge in Zimbabwe
💉 WHO prioritises clinical trials for Bundibugyo Ebola treatments and vaccines
💉 Africa CDC mobilises $319 million to curb escalating Ebola threat
Seen on LinkedIn
Vivian Korir, a digital health expert, says, “After 15 years working across African health systems, I’ve learned that many well-funded, technically sound health innovations fail not because frontline workers resist change, but because the people expected to use them every day were never meaningfully involved in designing the solution from the start.”