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'Bogus' online doctor to be probed

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#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

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The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

26 Sep 2017

Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

Pavithra Rao 19 Sep 2017

Why the path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans is within reach

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Photo: RTE Ireland

Sierra Leone starts cholera vaccination drive in disaster areas

7 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Susan Williams, Michèle Ramsay 4 Sep 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

Nivashini Narsiah 31 Aug 2017

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

29 Aug 2017

Study: Few nations see beyond hunger in fighting malnutrition

Study: Few nations see beyond hunger in fighting malnutrition

Matthew Ponsford 28 Aug 2017

Siri creator, Antoine Blondeau. Photo: AFP

AI revolution will be all about humans, says Siri trailblazer

21 Aug 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

21 Aug 2017

Slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Image source:

Invisible and ignored: air pollution inside the homes of Nairobi's residents

Kanyiva Muindi and Blessing Mberu 17 Aug 2017

WHO Nigeria/L. Ozor

WHO programme to prevent 10,000 malaria deaths in Nigeria

11 Aug 2017

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

2 Aug 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Topco Media 25 Jul 2017

Training the community to take care of the children

14 Jul 2017

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

10 Jul 2017

How wearable tech can improve employee wellness

How wearable tech can improve employee wellness

Steven Howard 10 Jul 2017

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

4 Jul 2017

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

29 Jun 2017

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Topco Media 27 Jun 2017

Sthembile Shabangu

Innovation is the key to keep Africa moving forward

Sthembile Shabangu 22 Jun 2017

COHSASA plays a role in largest healthcare conference in Africa

COHSASA plays a role in largest healthcare conference in Africa

COHSASA 22 Jun 2017

Brooks Mparutsa, executive director of Hollard's international business.

Hollard partners with Cigna

20 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

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'Bogus' online doctor to be probed

'Bogus' online doctor to be probed

Katharine Child 9 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2017

Photo by Nevin Ruttanaboonta on Unsplash

What if analytics and machine learning could save lives?

Aneshan Ramaloo 29 Sep 2017

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

26 Sep 2017

Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

Pavithra Rao 19 Sep 2017

Why the path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans is within reach

Alex Ezeh, Nelson Sewankambo and Peter Piot 18 Sep 2017

Photo: RTE Ireland

Sierra Leone starts cholera vaccination drive in disaster areas

7 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Susan Williams, Michèle Ramsay 4 Sep 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

Nivashini Narsiah 31 Aug 2017

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

29 Aug 2017

Study: Few nations see beyond hunger in fighting malnutrition

Study: Few nations see beyond hunger in fighting malnutrition

Matthew Ponsford 28 Aug 2017

Siri creator, Antoine Blondeau. Photo: AFP

AI revolution will be all about humans, says Siri trailblazer

21 Aug 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

21 Aug 2017

Slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Image source:

Invisible and ignored: air pollution inside the homes of Nairobi's residents

Kanyiva Muindi and Blessing Mberu 17 Aug 2017

WHO Nigeria/L. Ozor

WHO programme to prevent 10,000 malaria deaths in Nigeria

11 Aug 2017

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

2 Aug 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Topco Media 25 Jul 2017

Training the community to take care of the children

14 Jul 2017

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

10 Jul 2017

How wearable tech can improve employee wellness

How wearable tech can improve employee wellness

Steven Howard 10 Jul 2017

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

4 Jul 2017

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

29 Jun 2017

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Topco Media 27 Jun 2017

Sthembile Shabangu

Innovation is the key to keep Africa moving forward

Sthembile Shabangu 22 Jun 2017

COHSASA plays a role in largest healthcare conference in Africa

COHSASA plays a role in largest healthcare conference in Africa

COHSASA 22 Jun 2017

Brooks Mparutsa, executive director of Hollard's international business.

Hollard partners with Cigna

20 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

14 Jun 2017

Connecting the dots between diagnostic, admin and clinical systems

Connecting the dots between diagnostic, admin and clinical systems

14 Jun 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Westin shines a light for early morning joggers with Gear Lending programme

5 Jun 2017

Looking for genetic clues to Ebola outbreak

Looking for genetic clues to Ebola outbreak

Sora Halake 2 Jun 2017

Put you in Youth Month

Put you in Youth Month

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jun 2017

African healthcare - ripe for disruption

African healthcare - ripe for disruption

31 May 2017

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

26 May 2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

David Sanders 26 May 2017

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung 25 May 2017