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    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio 
    File photo: A woman poses with a cigarette in front of BAT (British American Tobacco) logo in this illustration taken 26 July 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

    By MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Dec 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Saudi Arabia to sign deals worth over $500m with African nations -minister

    By Aziz El Yaakoubi 10 Nov 2023

    Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock
    Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

      8 Apr 2019

    With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock
    Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

      5 Apr 2019

    There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
    Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

      4 Apr 2019

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
    WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

    28 Mar 2019

    Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock
    What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

      27 Mar 2019

    Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock
    The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

      26 Mar 2019

    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola
    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

    22 Mar 2019

    Dr Tshepo Motsepe
    Africa-Asia partner to improve healthcare

    20 Mar 2019

    Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines
    Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

      11 Mar 2019

    Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable. Suuba Trust/Flickr
    What we found out about bribery patterns in Uganda's healthcare system

      1 Mar 2019

    An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock
    Why fixing Africa's data gaps will lead to better health policies

    27 Feb 2019

    YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels
    YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

    26 Feb 2019

    Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA
    Why Nigeria is battling to control disease outbreaks like Lassa fever

      22 Feb 2019

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

    22 Feb 2019

    Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock
    Malawi's health system puts women first. This isn't always a good thing

      20 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

      11 Feb 2019

    Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi
    Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

    31 Jan 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

      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

    Zim casualty doctors join strike
    Zim casualty doctors join strike

    27 Dec 2018

    At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock
    To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

      11 Dec 2018

    Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May
    R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

    5 Dec 2018

    New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis
    New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

    16 Nov 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

      7 Nov 2018

    Usman Yusuf. Photo: Premium Times
    Head of Nigeria's NHIS placed on administrative leave

      1 Nov 2018

    Corporate content should be part of your DNA
    Corporate content should be part of your DNA

    Bizcommunity.com  24 Oct 2018

    Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
    Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

    Bizcommunity.com  23 Oct 2018

    EPA/Jane Hahn
    Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

      10 Oct 2018

    Zim only has two pathologists
    Zim only has two pathologists

    9 Oct 2018

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    Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock
    Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

     8 Apr 2019

    With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock
    Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

     5 Apr 2019

    There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
    Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

     4 Apr 2019

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
    WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

    28 Mar 2019

    Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock
    What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

     27 Mar 2019

    Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock
    The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

     26 Mar 2019

    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola
    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

    22 Mar 2019

    Dr Tshepo Motsepe
    Africa-Asia partner to improve healthcare

    20 Mar 2019

    Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines
    Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

     11 Mar 2019

    Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable. Suuba Trust/Flickr
    What we found out about bribery patterns in Uganda's healthcare system

     1 Mar 2019

    An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock
    Why fixing Africa's data gaps will lead to better health policies

    27 Feb 2019

    YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels
    YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

    26 Feb 2019

    Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA
    Why Nigeria is battling to control disease outbreaks like Lassa fever

     22 Feb 2019

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

    22 Feb 2019

    Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock
    Malawi's health system puts women first. This isn't always a good thing

     20 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

     11 Feb 2019

    Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi
    Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

    31 Jan 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

     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

    Zim casualty doctors join strike
    Zim casualty doctors join strike

    27 Dec 2018

    At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock
    To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

     11 Dec 2018

    Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May
    R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

    5 Dec 2018

    New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis
    New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

    16 Nov 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

     7 Nov 2018

    Usman Yusuf. Photo: Premium Times
    Head of Nigeria's NHIS placed on administrative leave

     1 Nov 2018

    Corporate content should be part of your DNA
    Corporate content should be part of your DNA

     24 Oct 2018

    Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
    Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

     23 Oct 2018

    EPA/Jane Hahn
    Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

     10 Oct 2018

    Zim only has two pathologists
    Zim only has two pathologists

    9 Oct 2018

    Piron Giullaume/Unsplash
    Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

     18 Sep 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

     14 Sep 2018

    Photo: New Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

     10 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

    Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,
    We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

     15 Aug 2018

    Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions
    Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

    13 Aug 2018

    MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns
    MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

    1 Aug 2018

    #Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity
    #Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

     19 Jul 2018

    Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting
    Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

     13 Jul 2018

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