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Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos. EPA

Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack

Melinda Suchard 26 Oct 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

Red Cross steps in to curb cholera and typhoid in Zim

Red Cross steps in to curb cholera and typhoid in Zim

14 Sep 2018

WHO making progress in DRC's Ebola crisis

12 Sep 2018

Mapping neglected tropical diseases

18 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

New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight

New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight

Salem Solomon 25 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

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

One billion yellow fever vaccinations in Africa by 2026

11 Apr 2018

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

15 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

Tanzania streaks ahead on vaccine programme

Tanzania streaks ahead on vaccine programme

12 Dec 2017

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Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos. EPA

Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack

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Professor Souleymane Mboup

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Souleymane Mboup 26 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Red Cross steps in to curb cholera and typhoid in Zim

Red Cross steps in to curb cholera and typhoid in Zim

14 Sep 2018

WHO making progress in DRC's Ebola crisis

12 Sep 2018

Mapping neglected tropical diseases

18 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

New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight

New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight

Salem Solomon 25 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

Army Medicine via

DRC and its neighbours mobilise resources to tackle Ebola outbreak

Chikwe Ihekweazu 11 May 2018

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

One billion yellow fever vaccinations in Africa by 2026

11 Apr 2018

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

Massive measles vaccination campaign underway in Somalia

15 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

Tanzania streaks ahead on vaccine programme

Tanzania streaks ahead on vaccine programme

12 Dec 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

#WorldPolioDay: The fight's not over yet

#WorldPolioDay: The fight's not over yet

24 Oct 2017

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Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

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Sierra Leone starts cholera vaccination drive in disaster areas

7 Sep 2017

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

2 Aug 2017

Training the community to take care of the children

14 Jul 2017

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

4 Jul 2017

New Ebola cases in DRC

New Ebola cases in DRC

15 May 2017

Vaccines to be used against antibiotic-resistant typhoid

Vaccines to be used against antibiotic-resistant typhoid

Lilian Namagembe 7 Apr 2017

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Money can't be the only motive for developing life-saving medicines

Ruth Dreifuss and Malebona Precious Matsoso 21 Oct 2016

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

15 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Sierra Leone, a deadly virus and digital payments

#AfricaMonth: Sierra Leone, a deadly virus and digital payments

Momodu Kargbo, Sierra Leone minister of finance an 27 May 2016

[World Immunisation Week] Closing the immunisation gap

[World Immunisation Week] Closing the immunisation gap

25 Apr 2016

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

SA to deploy healthcare workers to help contain Ebola

20 Jan 2015

Rev. Winston Binabiba shows the digital recorder that Radio Gaakii received from the MFWA. Image: Media Foundation for West Africa

New centre supports access to information about Ebola

8 Jan 2015

Ebola survivors share life-saving tips via mobile app

Ebola survivors share life-saving tips via mobile app

7 Jan 2015

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

4 Dec 2014

Educational website, Ebola Facts, proves popular

Educational website, Ebola Facts, proves popular

10 Aug 2014

Lions Health open for delegate registration: First speakers announced

Lions Health open for delegate registration: First speakers announced

13 Jan 2014

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

9 Jan 2014

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Mobile phones aid disaster relief

Mobile phones aid disaster relief

22 Feb 2013

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

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

4 Nov 2011

Bono lights up Sydney on World AIDS Day

Bono lights up Sydney on World AIDS Day

2 Dec 2010

Luvi Ogilvy wins at 2010 CLIOs

Luvi Ogilvy wins at 2010 CLIOs

17 Nov 2010

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

Standard Bank HIV/Aids programme benefits thousands

12 Oct 2010