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    An Ebola survivor who works as a nurse, waits to receive tubes for taking blood samples at the Ebola treatment centre in Katwa, near Butembo, in the DRC, 3 October 2019. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
    DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak 
    A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
    It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

    By Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

    Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

    By Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

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    Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC
    Cingulate Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC
    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

    5 Aug 2021

    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

      21 May 2021

    REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
    WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

      18 Feb 2021

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    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

    14 Dec 2020

    Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty Images
    How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa

      29 Sep 2020

    #Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual
    #Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

    Bizcommunity.com  25 Mar 2020

    Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences
    Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

      23 Mar 2020

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    More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

    20 Mar 2020

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    Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

      18 Mar 2020

    Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa
    Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

    18 Mar 2020

    #Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa
    #Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

    6 Mar 2020

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    An Ebola survivor who works as a nurse, waits to receive tubes for taking blood samples at the Ebola treatment centre in Katwa, near Butembo, in the DRC, 3 October 2019. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
    DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak

     4 Jul 2022

    A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
    It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

     27 Aug 2021

    Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

     10 Aug 2021

    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

    5 Aug 2021

    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

     21 May 2021

    REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
    WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

     18 Feb 2021

    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare
    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

    14 Dec 2020

    Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty Images
    How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa

     29 Sep 2020

    #Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual
    #Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

     25 Mar 2020

    Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences
    Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

     23 Mar 2020

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

    20 Mar 2020

    Shutterstock
    Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

     18 Mar 2020

    Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa
    Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

    18 Mar 2020

    #Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa
    #Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

    6 Mar 2020

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo. Getty images/ Junior D. Kannah
    The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here

    5 Mar 2020

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

     30 Jan 2020

    Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it's so tenacious

     28 Jan 2020

    China in lockdown. EPA
    Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

     27 Jan 2020

    #BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare
    #BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

    17 Dec 2019

    A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA
    Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

     5 Dec 2019

    Unicef carers at a creche for children whose parents are being treated for Ebola. Building health infrastructure is crucial to stopping the next outbreak. Epa/ Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
    Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak

     22 Oct 2019

    Many families in the DRC can’t routinely access preventive services. Shutterstock
    Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

     8 Oct 2019

    Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
    Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

     2 Oct 2019

    Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE
    Ebola one year on: the wins, the setbacks, and the way forward

     30 Sep 2019

    A health worker spreading disinfectant at a health checkpoint in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE
    Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we're trying to understand what role sex plays

     27 Sep 2019

    Tedros Ghebreyesus, embarrassed to only talk about Ebola. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
    Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year - and it's not Ebola

     19 Sep 2019

    The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem. CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY
    A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

     18 Sep 2019

    Congolese National Army solider escorts health workers to the grave of an Ebola victim, in Beni, North Kivu province. EPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM
    Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health

     11 Sep 2019

    A health worker checks people’s temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE
    How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs

     22 Aug 2019

    High-income country trainees and experts must learn to listen and be humble. Shutterstock
    Global health still mimics colonial ways: here's how to break the pattern

     19 Aug 2019

    DRC President Felix Tshisekedi during the inauguration ceremony. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE
    Tshisekedi has taken over the DRC's Ebola response. How he can make a difference

     12 Aug 2019

    A health worker prepares to administer Ebola vaccination in the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. EPA-EFE/STR
    The Uganda vaccine trial: how African researchers are tackling Ebola

     8 Aug 2019

    The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock
    ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

     6 Aug 2019

    Hepatitis is a major public health burden. Shutterstock
    The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it's a tough ask

     31 Jul 2019

    Dr Joseph Sempa of Sacema presenting at the 2019 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data. AIMS-South Africa
    Africa needs specialist capacity to tackle the spread of infectious diseases

     29 Jul 2019

    Health officer on the front-line in the DRC. Flickr
    Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet

     23 Jul 2019

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    3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

     23 Jul 2019

    Photo: World Economic Forum
    20-million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018

    16 Jul 2019

    A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine. EPA-EFE
    How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

     10 Jul 2019

    Countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks if public health data is shared more freely. Shutterstock
    Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

     8 Jul 2019

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