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Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

22 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

18 Feb 2019

Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

Shirin Ashraf & Arthur Wickenhagen 11 Feb 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

Faith Osier 7 Nov 2018

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Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

Justin Komguep Nono & Hlumani Ndlovu 10 Oct 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

4 Sep 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

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We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

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Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

13 Aug 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

Jean-Benoit Falisse and Serena Masino 20 Jun 2018

Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries. Good Mood/Shutterstock

Africa hosts very few clinical trials. Why this is bad for innovation

Swapan Kumar Patra 5 Jun 2018

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Connor Bamford 14 May 2018

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DRC and its neighbours mobilise resources to tackle Ebola outbreak

Chikwe Ihekweazu 11 May 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

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#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

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

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

Service delivery starts with data. See who's been missing from the spreadsheets

Service delivery starts with data. See who's been missing from the spreadsheets

Dominic Haslam 1 Mar 2017

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

15 Jul 2016

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

Healthcare hotline expands to Cameroon

Healthcare hotline expands to Cameroon

25 Mar 2014

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