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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.

Spread of cholera threatens eastern Congo camps of displaced persons

9 Dec 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

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Gambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

Sofia Christensen 12 Oct 2022

Source: AfricaCDC.

US to apply Ebola screenings for recent Uganda visitors at 5 airports

David Shepardson 7 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. An artist paints a mural as part of the "cholera" campaign to depict the suffering of cholera patients in Sanaa, Yemen; April 25, 2019.

Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO

Jennifer Rigby 3 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference.

Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 3 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. Ugandan health workers speak to members of the community before carrying out the first vaccination exercise against the ebola virus in Kirembo village.

Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

Elias Biryabarema 27 Sep 2022

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

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

22 Sep 2022

Source: public health image library/CDC (public domain).

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

Wendell Roelf 20 Sep 2022

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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Sofia Christensen 19 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Be ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics.

Co-designing the future of African healthcare

Dr Allan Pamba 8 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

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

Source: iStock.

Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 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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A call to plug SA's e-cigarette regulation gap

30 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

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

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Family Planning 2030 announces new regional-hub nerve centre

30 Mar 2022

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FIRST: Johns Hopkins receives grant for psilocybin research

26 Jan 2022

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Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

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Dutch in arms: Omicron detected on SA flight

28 Nov 2021

Source: © pandpstock001

Technology: healthcare enabler or disrupter?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Source:© supplied Prof Lucille Blumberg

Infectious diseases expert, Prof Blumberg, joins Right to Care

9 Nov 2021

Source: © vystekphotographie

Telehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied

Covid-19: shaping Africa's future healthcare systems

29 Oct 2021

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Source: Reuters.

HealthcareSpread of cholera threatens eastern Congo camps of displaced persons

9 Dec 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

RetailPMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

ESG & SustainabilityAir pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

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HealthcareGambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

Sofia Christensen 12 Oct 2022

Source: AfricaCDC.

HealthcareUS to apply Ebola screenings for recent Uganda visitors at 5 airports

David Shepardson 7 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. An artist paints a mural as part of the "cholera" campaign to depict the suffering of cholera patients in Sanaa, Yemen; April 25, 2019.

HealthcareCholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO

Jennifer Rigby 3 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference.

HealthcareEbola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 3 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. Ugandan health workers speak to members of the community before carrying out the first vaccination exercise against the ebola virus in Kirembo village.

HealthcareUganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

Elias Biryabarema 27 Sep 2022

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

ESG & SustainabilityAnglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Source: public health image library/CDC (public domain).

HealthcareChild infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

Wendell Roelf 20 Sep 2022

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HealthcareGhana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Sofia Christensen 19 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Marketing & MediaBe ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics.

HealthcareCo-designing the future of African healthcare

Dr Allan Pamba 8 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

ESG & Sustainability5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

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

Source: iStock.

HealthcareSierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 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

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

30 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

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

HealthcareOur Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

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HealthcareFamily Planning 2030 announces new regional-hub nerve centre

30 Mar 2022

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HealthcareFIRST: Johns Hopkins receives grant for psilocybin research

26 Jan 2022

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HealthcareBiovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

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HealthcareDutch in arms: Omicron detected on SA flight

28 Nov 2021

Source: © pandpstock001

HealthcareTechnology: healthcare enabler or disrupter?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Source:© supplied Prof Lucille Blumberg

HealthcareInfectious diseases expert, Prof Blumberg, joins Right to Care

9 Nov 2021

Source: © vystekphotographie

HealthcareTelehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied

HealthcareCovid-19: shaping Africa's future healthcare systems

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©supplied by agency

HealthcareAfrica's healthcare systems under pressure

27 Oct 2021

A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago

HealthcareIvory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Marketing & MediaVaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Source: ©Jean-Paul

HealthcareGuinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

10 Aug 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

HealthcareThis is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

Pauline Bakibinga 27 Jul 2021

Many doctors and healthcare staff feel the need to practice in richer countries that offer a more stable politics, better education and opportunities for their families. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA

HealthcareBrain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

Mark Shrime 23 Jul 2021

Source: ©tashatuvango

HealthcareExploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

Wafaie Fawzi, Tang Kun & Alex Taylor 22 Jul 2021

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

ESG & SustainabilityHajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Maya Gebeily 21 Jul 2021

A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images

HealthcareHow The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

Musa Mutali 7 Jun 2021

Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

HealthcareEbola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

Peter B James, Abdulai Jawo Ba, Amie Steel, Jon Adams & Jon Wardle 28 May 2021