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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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5 ways Google Health is using AI in Africa

24 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

High casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

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AUC, Africa CDC, and Gavi forge strategic vaccine partnership

16 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Biovac and EuBiologics partner for meningitis vaccine tech transfer

28 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Novo Nordisk contracts Aspen to produce insulin for Africa

Maggie Fick 20 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

IPG Health partners with Fine, expanding Africa presence

15 Sep 2023

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#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

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Enza Construction: Transforming healthcare infrastructure in Africa with innovation

29 Aug 2023

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WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

Katja Hamilton 15 Aug 2023

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Emerging Covid-19 variant spreads across UK amidst rising cases

10 Aug 2023

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

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Healthcare5 ways Google Health is using AI in Africa

24 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

HealthcareHigh casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

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HealthcareAUC, Africa CDC, and Gavi forge strategic vaccine partnership

16 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

HealthcareBiovac and EuBiologics partner for meningitis vaccine tech transfer

28 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareNovo Nordisk contracts Aspen to produce insulin for Africa

Maggie Fick 20 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

HealthcareIPG Health partners with Fine, expanding Africa presence

15 Sep 2023

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Healthcare#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

PropertyEnza Construction: Transforming healthcare infrastructure in Africa with innovation

29 Aug 2023

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HealthcareWHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

Katja Hamilton 15 Aug 2023

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HealthcareEmerging Covid-19 variant spreads across UK amidst rising cases

10 Aug 2023

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

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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

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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

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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