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Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

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BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

By Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike

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International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

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Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

Shirin Ashraf & Arthur Wickenhagen 11 Feb 2019

Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi

Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

31 Jan 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

Zim casualty doctors join strike

Zim casualty doctors join strike

27 Dec 2018

At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

Sharon Brownie 11 Dec 2018

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

16 Nov 2018

Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

Faith Osier 7 Nov 2018

Usman Yusuf. Photo: Premium Times

Head of Nigeria's NHIS placed on administrative leave

Ebuka Onyeji 1 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

Justin Komguep Nono & Hlumani Ndlovu 10 Oct 2018

Zim only has two pathologists

Zim only has two pathologists

9 Oct 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash

Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Photo: New Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

Nyemudzai Kakore & Munyaradzi Masiiwa 10 Sep 2018

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

4 Sep 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions

Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

13 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Rich Warner 13 Jul 2018

RTI International/Ruth McDowall

Corruption in the Nigerian health sector has many faces. How to fix it

11 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 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

Egyptian e-health startup ElBalto launches mobile consultation service

Egyptian e-health startup ElBalto launches mobile consultation service

Tom Jackson 27 Jun 2018

Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

Jean-Benoit Falisse and Serena Masino 20 Jun 2018

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Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock

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Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

31 Jan 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

Zim casualty doctors join strike

Zim casualty doctors join strike

27 Dec 2018

At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

Sharon Brownie 11 Dec 2018

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

16 Nov 2018

Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

Faith Osier 7 Nov 2018

Usman Yusuf. Photo: Premium Times

Head of Nigeria's NHIS placed on administrative leave

Ebuka Onyeji 1 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

Justin Komguep Nono & Hlumani Ndlovu 10 Oct 2018

Zim only has two pathologists

Zim only has two pathologists

9 Oct 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash

Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Photo: New Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

Nyemudzai Kakore & Munyaradzi Masiiwa 10 Sep 2018

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

4 Sep 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions

Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

13 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Rich Warner 13 Jul 2018

RTI International/Ruth McDowall

Corruption in the Nigerian health sector has many faces. How to fix it

11 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 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

Egyptian e-health startup ElBalto launches mobile consultation service

Egyptian e-health startup ElBalto launches mobile consultation service

Tom Jackson 27 Jun 2018

Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

Jean-Benoit Falisse and Serena Masino 20 Jun 2018

Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries. Good Mood/Shutterstock

Africa hosts very few clinical trials. Why this is bad for innovation

Swapan Kumar Patra 5 Jun 2018

Stemming the medical brain drain in Africa

Stemming the medical brain drain in Africa

28 May 2018

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Connor Bamford 14 May 2018

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DRC and its neighbours mobilise resources to tackle Ebola outbreak

Chikwe Ihekweazu 11 May 2018

Are Cuban doctors the magic cure to East Africa's health sector?

8 May 2018

WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

10 Apr 2018

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

15 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo

Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo

Lauren Hartzenberg 5 Mar 2018

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#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018