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Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered

Shaheen Mehtar, Lucille Blumberg, Marc Mendelson 6 May 2020

Professor Justine Davies

Covid-19 and the need for whole health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Justine Davies 30 Apr 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

Susan Williams 22 Apr 2020

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

14 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

3 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Astrid R.N. Haas 2 Apr 2020

Drugs security is a serious issue in Nigeria as Covid-19 rages Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria relies heavily on drug imports. Why this is worrying in the time of Covid-19

Wuraola Akande-Sholabi 1 Apr 2020

An aerial view of a new isolation and treatment centre established by the Lagos State government at the main bowl of the state-owned Stadium.
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19: To test or not to test

31 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

Bizcommunity.com 25 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

How wearables are transforming healthcare

Andy McBain, 23 Mar 2020

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Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered

Shaheen Mehtar, Lucille Blumberg, Marc Mendelson 6 May 2020

Professor Justine Davies

Covid-19 and the need for whole health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

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A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

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Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

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Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

3 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

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Drugs security is a serious issue in Nigeria as Covid-19 rages Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images

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An aerial view of a new isolation and treatment centre established by the Lagos State government at the main bowl of the state-owned Stadium.
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31 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

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[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

Bizcommunity.com 25 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Siddharth Chatterjee 23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Alex Broadbent and Benjamin T H Smart 23 Mar 2020

Commuters outside Nairobi Railway Station wash their hands before entering the train station as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

Orkan Okan, Kristine Sørensen & Melanie Messer 23 Mar 2020

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Andy McBain, 23 Mar 2020

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More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

20 Mar 2020

Newborns in developing countries need better protection from common bacteria

19 Mar 2020

Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

Akebe Luther King Abia 18 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

18 Mar 2020

What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy. Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images

What mothers told me about Nigeria's free maternal health services

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 17 Mar 2020

The way we measure iron deficiency in children needs to change. Here's why

John Muthii Muriuki 12 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo. Getty images/ Junior D. Kannah

The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here

5 Mar 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

Yakubu Salifu 3 Mar 2020

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VIDEO: Some basic tips on staying safe from the coronavirus

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Ozayr Patel 2 Mar 2020

Ebola posters in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone is using lessons from Ebola to prepare for coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

The links between people, animals and the environment call for a new approach to health. Shutterstock

Rwanda is training health workers for an interconnected world

Phaedra Henley 24 Feb 2020

How nutrition education can make a difference to people with HIV in Nigeria

Temitope Kayode Bello 21 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

The government must harness analytical technologies developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Nigeria Sebastian Condrea/GettyImages

What I've learnt about drug testing in Nigeria over the last 20 years

Sunday Olakunle Idowu 18 Feb 2020

Alarmed by a rapid spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science is calling on government to declare a health emergency. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Lassa fever: why there's a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

13 Feb 2020

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

10 Feb 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock

Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots

Folasade Ogunsola 4 Feb 2020

Cancer cases are on the rise in many parts of the continent. CI concept/Shutterstock

What needs to happen for better cancer prevention and control in Kenya

Gershim Asiki 3 Feb 2020

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Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it's so tenacious

Matthew Ferrari 28 Jan 2020