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Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease

By Eunice Anyango Owino

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it
Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

By Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

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How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

By Musa Mutali 7 Jun 2021

Youth to 'draw the line' against malaria
Youth to 'draw the line' against malaria

3 Jun 2021

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

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

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson
Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

By Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

By Jean-Francois Maystadt, Kalle Hirvonen & Nik Stoop 21 May 2021

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells
Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

By Khalid Abdelaziz 11 May 2021

Family members of Covid-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

By Hamish Graham & Adegoke Falade 10 May 2021

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa
Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

7 May 2021

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper
#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 7 May 2021

Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos
Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos

4 May 2021

Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC
Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

By Godfred Boafo 29 Apr 2021

The world spends billions on treated mosquito nets each year. Irene Abdou / Alamy Stock Photo
New malaria vaccine proves highly effective - and Covid shows how quickly it could be deployed

By Adrian Hill 26 Apr 2021

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Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy

By Mulenga Mary Mukanu 23 Apr 2021

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Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

By Michael Head 22 Apr 2021

A healthcare worker administers an Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to her colleague at Mutuini Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya on March 3, 2021. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: the gaps, and how to fix them

By Catherine Kyobutungi 9 Apr 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock
Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

By Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Maker spaces give engineers and designers the tools to build low-cost medical equipment using locally available materials. Brandon Martin, Rice University, CC BY-NC-ND
'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic

By Rebecca Richards-Kortum & Theresa Mkandawire 31 Mar 2021

Covid-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries. Shutterstock
Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here's a map to guide you

By Benjamin Kagina 18 Mar 2021

Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

By Solomon Bakarey 15 Mar 2021

Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu
The ins and outs of Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

By Catherine Kyobutungi 8 Mar 2021

Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity
Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity

26 Feb 2021

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use
Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

26 Feb 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

By Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

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WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

By Saliou Samb 18 Feb 2021

Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians. Wikimedia Commons
Ghanaians are eating more fast food: the who and the why

By James Boafo 11 Feb 2021

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The role of bias in how women are treated during childbirth: a Kenyan case study

By Patience Afulani 28 Jan 2021

Zuri Health launched to help provide affordable, accessible healthcare solutions
Zuri Health launched to help provide affordable, accessible healthcare solutions

By Papama Nyati 19 Jan 2021

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#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

By Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children
The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

By David McCoy, Julie P. Smith and Phillip Baker 5 Jan 2021



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