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TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?Tom Nyirenda

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

By Jean-Francois Maystadt, Kalle Hirvonen & Nik Stoop 21 May 2021

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under the microscope.

SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

3 Jun 2019

Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases

Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases

13 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)

UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

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

Wilfred Senyoni 8 Apr 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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

28 Mar 2019

Photo: libcom.org

MDR-TB treatment achievable in post-conflict DRC

15 Feb 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Professor Souleymane Mboup

Health is essential for Africa to cash in on its human capital

Souleymane Mboup 26 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

Professor Ian Sanne, head and principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)

SA leads the way in Aids research and treatment

22 May 2018

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Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

15 Jan 2014

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

9 Jan 2014

Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced

Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced

11 Dec 2013

Image © okolaa via Fotolia.com

Mobilium Smart Health app launched

5 Nov 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Non-communicable diseases: Africa must 'spend a lot more'

Non-communicable diseases: Africa must 'spend a lot more'

4 Nov 2011

Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

27 Jan 2011

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

12 Oct 2010

Exploring how the arts can heal Africa

Exploring how the arts can heal Africa

20 Aug 2010

State of ICT in NGOs released

16 Oct 2009

More news

Mycobacterium tuberculosis under the microscope.

SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

3 Jun 2019

Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases

Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases

13 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)

UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

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

Wilfred Senyoni 8 Apr 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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

28 Mar 2019

Photo: libcom.org

MDR-TB treatment achievable in post-conflict DRC

15 Feb 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Professor Souleymane Mboup

Health is essential for Africa to cash in on its human capital

Souleymane Mboup 26 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

Professor Ian Sanne, head and principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)

SA leads the way in Aids research and treatment

22 May 2018

Skitterphoto via

Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

15 Jan 2014

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

9 Jan 2014

Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced

Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced

11 Dec 2013

Image © okolaa via Fotolia.com

Mobilium Smart Health app launched

5 Nov 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Non-communicable diseases: Africa must 'spend a lot more'

Non-communicable diseases: Africa must 'spend a lot more'

4 Nov 2011

Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

27 Jan 2011

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

12 Oct 2010

Exploring how the arts can heal Africa

Exploring how the arts can heal Africa

20 Aug 2010

State of ICT in NGOs released

16 Oct 2009