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Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

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Mystery disease identified as severe malaria - DRC health ministry

By Yassin Kombi and Anait Miridzhanian 18 Dec 2024

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Tragedy strikes WHO Africa: Leadership transition uncertain

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Covid-19 diagnostics: the key to Africa's recovery

21 Oct 2021

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Moscow's AI medical services rated

19 Oct 2021

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Innovative programmes needed to address women's healthcare in Africa

19 Oct 2021

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SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

14 Oct 2021

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Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease

Eunice Anyango Owino 11 Oct 2021

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AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy partnership focuses on health tech

6 Oct 2021

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

28 Sep 2021

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Record R8.45bn sustainability loan for Africa

21 Sep 2021

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Pandemic-proofing Africa

16 Sep 2021

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

15 Sep 2021

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Genomic surveillance key in Africa's Covid-19 fight

14 Sep 2021

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Quality of care poor in Africa

2 Sep 2021

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

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

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Botswana's Covid-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines

19 Aug 2021

International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

Alex Ezeh, Michael Silverman & Saverio Stranges 18 Aug 2021

A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago

Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Aug 2021

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Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

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Guinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

10 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

Pauline Bakibinga 27 Jul 2021

Many doctors and healthcare staff feel the need to practice in richer countries that offer a more stable politics, better education and opportunities for their families. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA

Brain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

Mark Shrime 23 Jul 2021

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We created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

Steven J Schiff, Andrew Geronimo, Claudio Fronterre & Paddy Ssentongo 23 Jul 2021

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Exploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

Wafaie Fawzi, Tang Kun & Alex Taylor 22 Jul 2021

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Maya Gebeily 21 Jul 2021

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What machine learning can offer Nigeria's healthcare system

Busayo Ajuwon, Alice Richardson & Brett Lidbury 21 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

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Source: ©UNICEF/UN0493554/Msirikale Flight docked at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam ready to offload the initial delivery of 1,058,450 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility

HealthcareCovid-19 diagnostics: the key to Africa's recovery

21 Oct 2021

Source: ©supplied. The Moscow Centre for Diagnostics and Telemedicine

HealthcareMoscow's AI medical services rated

19 Oct 2021

Source: ©sam74100

HealthcareInnovative programmes needed to address women's healthcare in Africa

19 Oct 2021

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

HealthcareSA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

14 Oct 2021

Source: ©Igor Daniel

HealthcareBreakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease

Eunice Anyango Owino 11 Oct 2021

Source: ©sergey Nivens

HealthcareAstraZeneca and the Royal Academy partnership focuses on health tech

6 Oct 2021

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

HealthcareFast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

Logistics & TransportHope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Source: ©3dgenerator

FinanceRecord R8.45bn sustainability loan for Africa

21 Sep 2021

Marketing & MediaAlign your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Soure: supplied by agency

HealthcarePandemic-proofing Africa

16 Sep 2021

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

HealthcareBridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

15 Sep 2021

Source: ©mirco1

HealthcareGenomic surveillance key in Africa's Covid-19 fight

14 Sep 2021

Source:©GettyImages

HealthcareQuality of care poor in Africa

2 Sep 2021

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

HealthcareIt's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

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HealthcareBotswana's Covid-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines

19 Aug 2021

International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

HealthcareThe impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

Alex Ezeh, Michael Silverman & Saverio Stranges 18 Aug 2021

A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago

HealthcareIvory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Marketing & MediaVaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Source: ©Jean-Paul

HealthcareGuinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

10 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

RetailBarbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

HealthcareExcluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

Entrepreneurship#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

HealthcareThis is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

Pauline Bakibinga 27 Jul 2021

Many doctors and healthcare staff feel the need to practice in richer countries that offer a more stable politics, better education and opportunities for their families. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA

HealthcareBrain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

Mark Shrime 23 Jul 2021

Source: ©Romolo Tavani

HealthcareWe created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

Steven J Schiff, Andrew Geronimo, Claudio Fronterre & Paddy Ssentongo 23 Jul 2021

Source: ©tashatuvango

HealthcareExploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

Wafaie Fawzi, Tang Kun & Alex Taylor 22 Jul 2021

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

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Source: ©Mark Adams

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August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

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A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

HealthcareVaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

19 Jul 2021

Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

HealthcareCovid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

16 Jul 2021

The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images

HealthcareLatest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

HealthcareAfrica to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

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HealthcareAfrica has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

Samuel Dhol Ayeun, a trainee doctor who fled from South Sudan to Uganda. ReuterAbubaker Lubowa

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Francis Mukasa, 21 Jun 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

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African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

HealthcareCongo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

HealthcareCovax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

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A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images

HealthcareHow The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

Musa Mutali 7 Jun 2021