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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.

GSK Nigeria calls an end to its business, to return cash

4 Aug 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon

Leroy Leo 20 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Grieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

Edward McAllister 14 Jul 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

Source: iStock

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

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Afreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Abbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

HIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Momentum Metropolitan pioneers global adoption of cutting-edge fintech software

31 May 2023

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#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

Source: Daktaridudu/Wikimedia Commons)

Namibia declares outbreak of Crimean-Congo fever after patient dies

Nyasha Nyaungwa 25 May 2023

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BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

19 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.

Science for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme

11 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.

Abbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats

2 May 2023

Source: World Economic Forum.

The world's first malaria vaccine ready for distribution

26 Apr 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards

17 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.

The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

28 Mar 2023

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases - WHO

Sofia Christensen and Nellie Peyton 24 Mar 2023

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Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Source: Marie Stopes

New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

Standard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

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Source: Reuters.

HealthcareGSK Nigeria calls an end to its business, to return cash

4 Aug 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

HealthcareLung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

HealthcareDutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareWHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon

Leroy Leo 20 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareGrieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

Edward McAllister 14 Jul 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

Entrepreneurship5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

Source: iStock

HealthcareIllegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & EngineeringEdmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

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FinanceAfreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

FinanceBanks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

HealthcareAbbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareHIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

HealthcareMastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

FinanceMomentum Metropolitan pioneers global adoption of cutting-edge fintech software

31 May 2023

Source:

Healthcare#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

Source: Daktaridudu/Wikimedia Commons)

HealthcareNamibia declares outbreak of Crimean-Congo fever after patient dies

Nyasha Nyaungwa 25 May 2023

Source:

HealthcareBetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

RetailWoolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

19 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.

HealthcareScience for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme

11 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareWHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.

HealthcareAbbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats

2 May 2023

Source: World Economic Forum.

HealthcareThe world's first malaria vaccine ready for distribution

26 Apr 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

Marketing & MediaOgilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards

17 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareGhana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.

Marketing & MediaThe Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

28 Mar 2023

HealthcareEquatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases - WHO

Sofia Christensen and Nellie Peyton 24 Mar 2023

Source:

HealthcareTanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Source: Marie Stopes

HealthcareNew coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

ESG & SustainabilityLahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

HealthcareStandard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareMedical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

20 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

FinanceRMB now operating from New York

6 Feb 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2023

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HealthcareSteady rise in demand for contraception among women, study shows

27 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareCholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

Frank Phiri 25 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

HealthcareSenegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

Herbalife recognised as one of South Africa's Top Employers for 4th consecutive year

HealthcareHerbalife recognised as one of South Africa's Top Employers for 4th consecutive year

Clockwork Digital 23 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

FinanceAfrica should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.

HealthcareUganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

11 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Brian Smith, technical consultant at Datacentrix.

Healthcare#BizTrends2023: The rise of operational technology in the healthcare arena

Brian Smith 9 Jan 2023