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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

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aidJennifer Rigby

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

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

By Katja Hamilton 28 Nov 2024

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Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Ralmed 18 Aug 2022

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

15 Aug 2022

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Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

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Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

Jennifer Rigby and Mark Heinrich 21 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

Africa CDC says it has signed MOU with Pfizer for Covid pill

Anait Miridzhanian, James Macharia Chege and Estelle Shirbon 12 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

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

Nellie Peyton 4 Jul 2022

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Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

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Source: Reuters.

Africa officials urge readiness for monkeypox vaccinations, fair access

30 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

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African solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation

Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD 9 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

New vaccine plant in Senegal gets €75m from EIB

6 Jun 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

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Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

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A call to plug SA's e-cigarette regulation gap

30 May 2022

Game of thrones: Why content is king, but context is queen

Game of thrones: Why content is king, but context is queen

Bizcommunity.com 25 May 2022

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Digital Afrique Telecom's new partnership delivers mobile medical solutions to Africa

24 May 2022

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

17 May 2022

SA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

SA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Ebola: New case in Congo sparks fear of deadly resurgence

Ebola: New case in Congo sparks fear of deadly resurgence

25 Apr 2022

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

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Kenya puts in place tougher labelling for baby foods, bottles, teats and pacifiers

Antonina Mutoro 14 Apr 2022

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Family Planning 2030 announces new regional-hub nerve centre

30 Mar 2022

Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods

Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods

Siphiwe Dlamini 22 Mar 2022

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Southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

18 Mar 2022

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Source: Reuters.

LegalBiden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

HealthcareRalmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Ralmed 18 Aug 2022

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

RetailJohnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

15 Aug 2022

Source: iStock.

HealthcareSierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

HealthcareVaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

Jennifer Rigby and Mark Heinrich 21 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareAfrica CDC says it has signed MOU with Pfizer for Covid pill

Anait Miridzhanian, James Macharia Chege and Estelle Shirbon 12 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.

FinanceAfrican Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

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

HealthcareDRC declares end to Ebola outbreak

Nellie Peyton 4 Jul 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareAfrica officials urge readiness for monkeypox vaccinations, fair access

30 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

HealthcareWHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

African solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation

HealthcareAfrican solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation

Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD 9 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

HealthcareNew vaccine plant in Senegal gets €75m from EIB

6 Jun 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jun 2022

Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

FinanceConstant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

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HealthcareA call to plug SA's e-cigarette regulation gap

30 May 2022

Game of thrones: Why content is king, but context is queen

Marketing & MediaGame of thrones: Why content is king, but context is queen

Bizcommunity.com 25 May 2022

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HealthcareDigital Afrique Telecom's new partnership delivers mobile medical solutions to Africa

24 May 2022

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

HealthcareBig pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

17 May 2022

SA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

HealthcareSA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

HealthcareAbbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

HealthcareJ&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Ebola: New case in Congo sparks fear of deadly resurgence

HealthcareEbola: New case in Congo sparks fear of deadly resurgence

25 Apr 2022

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

HealthcareOur Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

Image source: Sasha Kim from

HealthcareKenya puts in place tougher labelling for baby foods, bottles, teats and pacifiers

Antonina Mutoro 14 Apr 2022

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HealthcareFamily Planning 2030 announces new regional-hub nerve centre

30 Mar 2022

Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods

RetailWhy South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods

Siphiwe Dlamini 22 Mar 2022

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HealthcareSouthern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

18 Mar 2022

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

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Bizcommunity.com 17 Mar 2022

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HealthcareDigital therapeutics revenue from health insurers to reach $8bn globally by 2026

14 Mar 2022

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FinanceMulti-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

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HealthcareAttacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly

11 Mar 2022

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HealthcareThe cannabis industry inhibited by State action from the outset

Zakhele Mthembu 11 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization.

HealthcareMalawi declares polio outbreak

1 Mar 2022

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

ICTmRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

21 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Senegal's Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021.

FinanceAfrican Development Bank to close continent's infrastructure gap

2 Feb 2022

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HealthcareFIRST: Johns Hopkins receives grant for psilocybin research

26 Jan 2022

Marketing & MediaNo African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

HealthcareBill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022