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An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, 23 November 2015. Reuters/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

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WHO dispatches aid to displaced people in Ethiopia

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Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

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Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

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With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

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Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

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Photo: United Nations

#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

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Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

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Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

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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

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

South African doctors are giving antibiotics to healthy patients, a new study revealed. Image source: Gallo/Getty

Undercover researchers went into doctors' rooms. You won't believe what they found.

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Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

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Dr Tshepo Motsepe

Africa-Asia partner to improve healthcare

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Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

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Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

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Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

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Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

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Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable. Suuba Trust/Flickr

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Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide are undiagnosed

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28 Feb 2019

An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock

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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

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Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA

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Sports science needs to race towards a different approach. kentoh/Shutterstock

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A woman receiving an oral cholera vaccine in Beira, Mozambique. Celeste Mac-Arthur

Cyclone Idai is over - but its health effects will be felt for a long time

Kerrigan McCarthy & Lucille Blumberg 15 Apr 2019

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

12 Apr 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

The app that tracks diseases and saves lives in Africa

11 Apr 2019

Home visit trials strongly encouraged spouses to get involved. Anne Cockroft

Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks

Anne Cockcroft & Neil Andersson 11 Apr 2019

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

WHO dispatches aid to displaced people in Ethiopia

10 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Understanding the cause of irreversible blindness in East Africa

9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

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Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

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Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

Wilfred Senyoni 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

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 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

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Photo: United Nations

#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

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Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

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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

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

South African doctors are giving antibiotics to healthy patients, a new study revealed. Image source: Gallo/Getty

Undercover researchers went into doctors' rooms. You won't believe what they found.

Joan van Dyk 25 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

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Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

11 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

Yap Boum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe & Sabue Mulangu 8 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

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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

Heather Marquette & Caryn Peiffer 1 Mar 2019

Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide are undiagnosed

Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide are undiagnosed

28 Feb 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

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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

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Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA

Why Nigeria is battling to control disease outbreaks like Lassa fever

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Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

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Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock

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MDR-TB treatment achievable in post-conflict DRC

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The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2018. Photo by Jean Christophe Kitoko for UGHE

Rwanda university sets out to teach doctors medicine and management

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

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