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    Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
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    The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

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    Brain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

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      21 Jul 2021

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    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

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    Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
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    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
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    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

      21 May 2021

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

      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
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    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

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     2 Aug 2021

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    A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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    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
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     23 Jul 2021

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     23 Jul 2021

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    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

     21 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Mark Adams
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     21 Jul 2021

    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group
    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

     20 Jul 2021

    A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
    Vaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

    19 Jul 2021

    Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
    Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

    16 Jul 2021

    The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images
    Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

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    Syringe and vial are seen in front of displayed new Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, 24 June 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
    Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

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    Source:
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     30 Jun 2021

    Samuel Dhol Ayeun, a trainee doctor who fled from South Sudan to Uganda. ReuterAbubaker Lubowa
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    Doktor.se to launch in Africa

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    African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo
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    Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it
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    A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images
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    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

     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

     21 May 2021

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

     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

     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

     7 May 2021

    Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos
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    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

     29 Apr 2021

    The world spends billions on treated mosquito nets each year. Irene Abdou / Alamy Stock Photo
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     26 Apr 2021

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     23 Apr 2021

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    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

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    Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock
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     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

     31 Mar 2021

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     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
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