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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation
Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

  30 Oct 2020

During the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana. Photo: WHO / Blink Media - Nana Kofi Acquah
5 quick wins to re-invent Africa's health systems

  23 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events
Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com  9 Oct 2020

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

  29 Sep 2020

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction
Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

28 Sep 2020

Dr Janet Byaruhanga
Why can't Africa manufacture the medicines it needs?

  28 Sep 2020

Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven Rubin
Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health

  10 Sep 2020

Investment health-related research is not adequate. GettyImages
African health research needs support: here's one programme that's working

  1 Sep 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda
#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda

  21 Aug 2020

Researchers are central to any country’s science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics. Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty Images
Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

  24 Jul 2020

Anopheles Stephensi, Sem. Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Breakthrough: microbe found to block the transmission of malaria

  9 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers testing people in Nairobi, Kenya during a mass testing exercise for Covid-19. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-Covid-19 game

  28 May 2020

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IATA: Governments to reconsider air travel quarantine measures

14 May 2020

Professor Justine Davies
Covid-19 and the need for whole health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

  30 Apr 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images
How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

  22 Apr 2020

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May
Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

14 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down
The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com  6 Apr 2020

Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa
Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

3 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics
Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

  2 Apr 2020

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850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

 30 Oct 2020

During the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana. Photo: WHO / Blink Media - Nana Kofi Acquah
5 quick wins to re-invent Africa's health systems

 23 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events
Getting real about virtual events

 9 Oct 2020

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

 29 Sep 2020

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction
Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

28 Sep 2020

Dr Janet Byaruhanga
Why can't Africa manufacture the medicines it needs?

 28 Sep 2020

Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven Rubin
Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health

 10 Sep 2020

Investment health-related research is not adequate. GettyImages
African health research needs support: here's one programme that's working

 1 Sep 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda
#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda

 21 Aug 2020

Researchers are central to any country’s science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics. Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty Images
Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

 24 Jul 2020

Anopheles Stephensi, Sem. Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Breakthrough: microbe found to block the transmission of malaria

 9 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers testing people in Nairobi, Kenya during a mass testing exercise for Covid-19. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-Covid-19 game

 28 May 2020

Image source:
IATA: Governments to reconsider air travel quarantine measures

14 May 2020

Professor Justine Davies
Covid-19 and the need for whole health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

 30 Apr 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images
How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

 22 Apr 2020

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May
Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

14 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down
The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

 6 Apr 2020

Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa
Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

3 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics
Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

 2 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue
Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic
[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

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

 25 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

 25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa
Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

 23 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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How wearables are transforming healthcare

 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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 2 Mar 2020

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Sierra Leone is using lessons from Ebola to prepare for coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health
New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025
AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

10 Feb 2020

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Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

 30 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

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New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

 13 Jan 2020

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Africa's genetic material is still being misused

 9 Jan 2020

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6 ways to speed up the UN's health SDGs in Africa

 7 Jan 2020

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#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

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