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    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio 
    File photo: A woman poses with a cigarette in front of BAT (British American Tobacco) logo in this illustration taken 26 July 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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    Source: Reuters.
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    Photo: WHO
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    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
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    Cyclone Idai is over - but its health effects will be felt for a long time

     15 Apr 2019

    World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa
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    12 Apr 2019

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
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    11 Apr 2019

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     11 Apr 2019

    Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?
    Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

     10 Apr 2019

    Photo: WHO
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    Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock
    Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

     8 Apr 2019

    With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock
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    There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
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    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
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    28 Mar 2019

    Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock
    What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

     27 Mar 2019

    Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock
    The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

     26 Mar 2019

    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola
    Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

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    Dr Tshepo Motsepe
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    Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable. Suuba Trust/Flickr
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    An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock
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    Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA
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    Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa
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    Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock
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    International push to improve food safety
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    Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock
    Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

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