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WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

By Katja Hamilton 15 Aug 2023

Emerging Covid-19 variant spreads across UK amidst rising cases

Emerging Covid-19 variant spreads across UK amidst rising cases

10 Aug 2023

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African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

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 20 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters. Packages of Bio Farma's Covid-19 vaccine are seen at Command Center and Vaccine Distribution Management System of Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.

Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade Covid shot

10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.

Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

Jennifer Rigby and Mark Heinrich 21 Jul 2022

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Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Sisonke Mgwebi 15 Jul 2022

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Africa CDC says it has signed MOU with Pfizer for Covid pill

Anait Miridzhanian, James Macharia Chege and Estelle Shirbon 12 Jul 2022

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New vaccine plant in Senegal gets €75m from EIB

6 Jun 2022

SA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

SA's Aspen Covid-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders

3 May 2022

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World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

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Africa: the face of vaccine inequity

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2022

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Combined Covid-19 and flu booster could be available within two years

18 Jan 2022

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Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

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The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

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Almost half a million children passed away from malaria in 2020

Katja Hamilton 7 Dec 2021

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Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

3 Dec 2021

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Dutch in arms: Omicron detected on SA flight

28 Nov 2021

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Omicron explained: Why scientists are worried

Alistair Smout, Alexander Winning, Tim Cocks, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Stephanie Nebehay 28 Nov 2021

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UK's 'knee-jerk' Red List temporary ban throws South African travellers into a muddle

Victoria O'Regan 26 Nov 2021

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Africa's overall well-being lower than global average as stress level rises

17 Nov 2021

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R3.5m grant for Pan-African vaccine development

10 Nov 2021

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Infectious diseases expert, Prof Blumberg, joins Right to Care

9 Nov 2021

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First oral Covid-19 medicine authorised in the UK

8 Nov 2021

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Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

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Covid-19: shaping Africa's future healthcare systems

29 Oct 2021