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Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC
Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC 
Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means
Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

  17 Dec 2020

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#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

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The Nigerian government struggles to contain Covid-19 while other diseases suffer some measure of neglect Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
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  14 Dec 2020

First phase completion
First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic

10 Dec 2020

High levels of bureaucratic corruption prevail in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Shutterstock/Pro-Stock studio
Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

  7 Dec 2020

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Covid-19 vaccine trials in Africa: what's promising, and what's problematic

  2 Dec 2020

Top hospital in Rwanda accredited for 4 years
Top hospital in Rwanda accredited for 4 years

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Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat. GettyImages
East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

  19 Nov 2020

A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

  12 Nov 2020

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans
How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

9 Nov 2020

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation
Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock
The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

  6 Nov 2020

Mosquitoes and parasites do not respect country borders. CDC/James Gathan
As the malaria season begins in southern Africa, Covid-19 complicates the picture

  6 Nov 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

  30 Oct 2020

Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control Covid-19

  28 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!
Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana. Photo: WHO / Blink Media - Nana Kofi Acquah
5 quick wins to re-invent Africa's health systems

  23 Oct 2020

People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images
Why Kenya's pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark

  23 Oct 2020

Health providers need to practise in error-proof environments as much as possible. GettyImages
Training can improve patient and health worker safety in sub-Saharan Africa

  15 Oct 2020

Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
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  13 Oct 2020

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 7 Dec 2020

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Top hospital in Rwanda accredited for 4 years

 26 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat. GettyImages
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 19 Nov 2020

A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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 12 Nov 2020

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans
How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

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Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock
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850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

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Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana. Photo: WHO / Blink Media - Nana Kofi Acquah
5 quick wins to re-invent Africa's health systems

 23 Oct 2020

People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images
Why Kenya's pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark

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Health providers need to practise in error-proof environments as much as possible. GettyImages
Training can improve patient and health worker safety in sub-Saharan Africa

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Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
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#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda

 21 Aug 2020

Congolese artist Chris Shongo paints on the outside wall of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa on June 18, 2020.
Covid-19 shows that the DRC must invest in a health research industry

 14 Aug 2020

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Scan Display built the largest Covid-19 hospital in Africa
Scan Display built the largest Covid-19 hospital in Africa

 30 Jul 2020

A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the Covid-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.
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Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

 24 Jul 2020

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