Africa not only had high tuberculosis treatment success for people without HIV (5.9M lives saved), but also for 5.1M people with HIV.
With over 19 million people without HIV and 910,000 with HIV treated, South-East Asia leads in numbers.
TB treatment saved 10 million lives in the Western Pacific region.
Globally, 41 million out of 47.8 million lives saved were of people without HIV, showing that TB remains a major health threat even outside HIV-affected populations.
With just 1.2M lives saved each, both Europe and the Americas had relatively low numbers.
With 24,062 cases, Kano accounts for the highest number of suspected diphtheria cases, making up a significant portion of the total outbreak in Nigeria.
Yobe recorded 5,330 cases, while Katsina had 3,939 cases, reinforcing the concentration of diphtheria in northern states.
Bauchi and Borno report similar case counts, with 3,066 and 3,035 cases, respectively.
Kaduna (777 cases) and Jigawa (364 cases) report fewer cases but remain part of the seven states contributing to 96.6% of the outbreak.
Other states combined report 1,405 cases, showing that diphtheria is largely a regional issue.
Northern states dominate the case count, signaling potential regional healthcare and vaccination disparities.
Women-led businesses in Africa raise significantly less funding than male-led counterparts. In 2017, female-led startups secured only $1 for every $25 raised by male-led startups, and this disparity persisted through 2024.
Despite making up 26% of all entrepreneurs in Africa, women receive less than 10% of total investment capital.
Women in Africa face structural financing challenges, including limited collateral, fewer investment networks, and biases in lending decisions.
While some countries have introduced financial inclusion programmes, overall access to credit for women remains disproportionately low.
The rise of women-focused venture funds, such as WIC Capital and Janngo, signals a slow but emerging shift towards more equitable funding distribution.
If this trend continues, Africa risks stifling economic growth by not fully leveraging the entrepreneurial potential of women-led businesses.
Ghana's under-5 mortality rate at 42.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, still higher than the SDG target of 25 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Cape Verde achieved the most dramatic reduction in under-5 mortality rates, cutting its rate by over93%,from 174.8 in 1960 to 12.3 in 2022, the lowest in West Africa.
Sierra Leone had the highest under-5 mortality rate in 1960, at 390.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, marking it as one of the most challenging places for child survival in the region at the time.
Liberia experienced a troubling increase in under-5 mortality rates during the 1980s, peaking at 263.8 in 1990, a period marked by civil war and economic instability.
