Is Nigeria’s central bank governor on the money about health insurance and out-of-pocket payments?
Godwin Emefiele made claims about the low access to healthcare in Africa’s most populous country. Do his claims check out?
Godwin Emefiele made claims about the low access to healthcare in Africa’s most populous country. Do his claims check out?
In a widely listened-to podcast, the BBC made the startling claim that more than a million Africans die each year on the continent’s roads. ...
Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, medical doctor and first lady of Lagos, wants the state to be healthier. But do her claims about the extent of poor nu...
After South Africa suspended the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Economic Freedom Fighters urged “better” jab options. But there really is no...
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
A country spurned or much ado about nothing? The ruling APC and the opposition PDP clashed over the US social media firm’s choice for its fi...
Non-profit organisation Connected Development had many sitting right up with this startling claim about mortality in Africa’s most populous ...
Alfred Mutua, the governor of the country’s Machakos county, had a warning about Covid-19 hospitalisations. But his numbers were off. Expert...
In a random sample of five people in the capital, three are likely to be positive, said Uhuru Kenyatta. We took a closer look at this claim.
Kenya’s debt “is at about 100% of GDP”, a Nairobi-based economist told South African TV. But the most recent data shows he was ahead of his ...
To encourage more acceptance of alternative approaches to health, an expert claimed that in Nigeria, six in 10 women delivered their babies
An online publication claimed that Nigeria’s economic crisis was due to its neglect of agriculture. But did the statistics it cited add up? ...
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