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Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines
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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

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Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa
Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

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International push to improve food safety
International push to improve food safety

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Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock
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Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines
Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

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Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA
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Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa
Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

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Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock
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New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa
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Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig
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Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries. Good Mood/Shutterstock
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