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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratioKatja Hamilton

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

By MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Dec 2023

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Spanish Olympic Athlete, Maria Azucena Diaz, tests the body sensors. Credit: ElPais

Top devices at Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2018

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

5 Jan 2018

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

Sthembile Shabangu

Innovation is the key to keep Africa moving forward

Sthembile Shabangu 22 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Ebola vaccine shows results in trial

Ebola vaccine shows results in trial

23 Dec 2016

Source: World Health Organisation

After Ebola: West African ministers discuss public health cooperation

16 Nov 2016

Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

Large study targets prostate cancer in black men

Large study targets prostate cancer in black men

13 Apr 2016

This launch saw a gathering of the different project development partners, including the WHO, the World Bank, the UNFPA, the AFD and UNICEF
(Source: Ministère de la Santé de la République Gabonaise)

Gabon revamps its healthcare system

11 Apr 2016

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

5 Nov 2015

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

Paul Mensah 6 Jul 2015

Giving Africa's medical innovations a global audience

Giving Africa's medical innovations a global audience

Leigh Andrews 21 Apr 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

20 Jan 2015

Rev. Winston Binabiba shows the digital recorder that Radio Gaakii received from the MFWA. Image: Media Foundation for West Africa

New centre supports access to information about Ebola

8 Jan 2015

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

4 Dec 2014

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Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Spanish Olympic Athlete, Maria Azucena Diaz, tests the body sensors. Credit: ElPais

Top devices at Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2018

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

5 Jan 2018

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

Sthembile Shabangu

Innovation is the key to keep Africa moving forward

Sthembile Shabangu 22 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Ebola vaccine shows results in trial

Ebola vaccine shows results in trial

23 Dec 2016

Source: World Health Organisation

After Ebola: West African ministers discuss public health cooperation

16 Nov 2016

Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

Large study targets prostate cancer in black men

Large study targets prostate cancer in black men

13 Apr 2016

This launch saw a gathering of the different project development partners, including the WHO, the World Bank, the UNFPA, the AFD and UNICEF
(Source: Ministère de la Santé de la République Gabonaise)

Gabon revamps its healthcare system

11 Apr 2016

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

5 Nov 2015

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

Paul Mensah 6 Jul 2015

Giving Africa's medical innovations a global audience

Giving Africa's medical innovations a global audience

Leigh Andrews 21 Apr 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

20 Jan 2015

Rev. Winston Binabiba shows the digital recorder that Radio Gaakii received from the MFWA. Image: Media Foundation for West Africa

New centre supports access to information about Ebola

8 Jan 2015

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

4 Dec 2014

SA holds solemn reception as deceased return home

SA holds solemn reception as deceased return home

17 Nov 2014

Another free app for Ebola information

Another free app for Ebola information

17 Nov 2014

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says that incorrect information from some Asian governments had prompted the cancellation of planned trips because visitors feared they might risk contracting Ebola Virus Disease. These reports are completely wrong. Image: GCIS

Asia's Ebola fears cause tour cancellations

20 Aug 2014

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says it is "mischievious" to suggest that Ebola has arrived in South Africa without proper medical evidence to back up the claim. Image: GCIS

False alarm of Ebola virus in SA

15 Aug 2014

The Ebola virus that is spreading in West Africa may reach South Africa's shores via infected sailors working on board ships that stop at SA's ports. Image:

Ships pose bigger risk of 'importing' Ebola than airports

12 Aug 2014

Educational website, Ebola Facts, proves popular

Educational website, Ebola Facts, proves popular

10 Aug 2014

Mobile phone app helps diabetics in Senegal

Mobile phone app helps diabetics in Senegal

5 Jul 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

The evolving business model for m-governance

The evolving business model for m-governance

Vijay Sai Pratap 27 Mar 2014

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