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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

    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

    Bizcommunity.com  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

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

    Bizcommunity.com  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

    A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
    Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

      5 Jul 2019

    Border screening at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU
    Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high

      21 Jun 2019

    Health workers from Bwera hospital prepare to transport the body of a fifty-year-old woman who died of Ebola to the burial site in Bwera, Uganda. MELANIE ATUREEBE/EPA
    How Africa's porous borders make it difficult to contain Ebola

      18 Jun 2019

    Shutterstock
    The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention

      14 Jun 2019

    Fruit bats can pass Ebola on to humans. Jeffrey Paul Wade/Shutterstock
    Ebola outbreaks may be more common than we think

    14 Jun 2019

    Two women sell roadside refreshments in rural Kano in 2011. Shobana Shankar, CC BY-SA
    What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

      7 Jun 2019

    Photo: Newstalk
    Decolonising healthcare

    6 Jun 2019

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    #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

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

    A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
    Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

     5 Jul 2019

    Border screening at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU
    Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high

     21 Jun 2019

    Health workers from Bwera hospital prepare to transport the body of a fifty-year-old woman who died of Ebola to the burial site in Bwera, Uganda. MELANIE ATUREEBE/EPA
    How Africa's porous borders make it difficult to contain Ebola

     18 Jun 2019

    Shutterstock
    The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention

     14 Jun 2019

    Fruit bats can pass Ebola on to humans. Jeffrey Paul Wade/Shutterstock
    Ebola outbreaks may be more common than we think

    14 Jun 2019

    Two women sell roadside refreshments in rural Kano in 2011. Shobana Shankar, CC BY-SA
    What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

     7 Jun 2019

    Photo: Newstalk
    Decolonising healthcare

    6 Jun 2019

    Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA
    Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC's Ebola outbreak. Here are some

     23 May 2019

    A health worker looks on at an Ebola transit centre in Beni in North Kivu province, DRC. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA
    Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

     16 May 2019

    Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases
    Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases

    13 May 2019

    Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer
    Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

    10 May 2019

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
    The app that tracks diseases and saves lives in Africa

    11 Apr 2019

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

    28 Mar 2019

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

    22 Mar 2019

    Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
    Ebola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

     8 Mar 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

    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

    Photo: Quartz
    Healthworkers vaccinated against Ebola in South Sudan

    29 Jan 2019

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