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In October 2026, Gabriel Oke returned to Queen's University Belfast to give the David Livingstone Legacy Lecture to Year 2 medical students, two years after he first delivered it in October 2024. Precious, our Communications Assistant, sat down with him to talk about Zanzibar, the men who carried Livingstone home, and what all of it means for the next generation of health workers

60% of community members screened in Akwanga had elevated blood pressure readings, with little or no prior awareness of their condition. What are our medical outreach findings revealing about Nigeria’s silent hypertension burden? The numbers call for urgent attention. Read the full story.

Notes from the Evidence Base — Research insights, field notes, and analysis exploring public health, digital health innovation, and the evidence shaping healthcare and development across Africa.