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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 
Two women sell roadside refreshments in rural Kano in 2011. Shobana Shankar, CC BY-SA
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  7 Jun 2019

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SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

3 Jun 2019

Historically, Khoisan people from southern Africa were used as scientific subjects in racist experiments. hecke61/Shutterstock
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Vector control targeting the larval phase of the mosquito’s life cycle can be successful. Shutterstock
Killing mosquito larvae can contribute towards malaria elimination

  30 May 2019

Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer
Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

10 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM
New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

  3 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)
UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

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For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock
How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

  30 Apr 2019

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Understanding the cause of irreversible blindness in East Africa

9 Apr 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock
Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

  5 Apr 2019

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Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

  4 Apr 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

South African doctors are giving antibiotics to healthy patients, a new study revealed. Image source: Gallo/Getty
Undercover researchers went into doctors' rooms. You won't believe what they found.

  25 Mar 2019

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April
Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

11 Mar 2019

Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Ebola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

  8 Mar 2019

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

  30 Jan 2019

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Why does malaria recur? How pieces of the puzzle are slowly being filled in

  17 Jan 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May
R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

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Two women sell roadside refreshments in rural Kano in 2011. Shobana Shankar, CC BY-SA
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Photo: Newstalk
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under the microscope.
SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

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Historically, Khoisan people from southern Africa were used as scientific subjects in racist experiments. hecke61/Shutterstock
How controversial "racist" research opens door for a decolonisation drive

30 May 2019

Vector control targeting the larval phase of the mosquito’s life cycle can be successful. Shutterstock
Killing mosquito larvae can contribute towards malaria elimination

 30 May 2019

Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer
Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

10 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM
New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

 3 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)
UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock
How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

 30 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo
Understanding the cause of irreversible blindness in East Africa

9 Apr 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock
Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

 5 Apr 2019

There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

 4 Apr 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

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South African doctors are giving antibiotics to healthy patients, a new study revealed. Image source: Gallo/Getty
Undercover researchers went into doctors' rooms. You won't believe what they found.

 25 Mar 2019

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April
Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

11 Mar 2019

Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Ebola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

 8 Mar 2019

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

 30 Jan 2019

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Why does malaria recur? How pieces of the puzzle are slowly being filled in

 17 Jan 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May
R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

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Minister of Health of Burkina Faso, Professor Nicolas Meda and Minister of Health of Rwanda, Dr Diane Gashumba
Addressing neglected tropical diseases

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Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies
Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies

 5 Nov 2018

First-for-Africa platform will advance gene research
First-for-Africa platform will advance gene research

 31 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA
Corporate content should be part of your DNA

 24 Oct 2018

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 23 Oct 2018

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Award to fund paediatric heart disease research in Africa

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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

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 20 Jun 2018

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Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care
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New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight
New vaccine might be game-changer in Ebola fight

 25 May 2018

Professor Ian Sanne, head and principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)
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22 May 2018

UCT research focus on combating poverty-related heart disease in Africa
UCT research focus on combating poverty-related heart disease in Africa

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29 Mar 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.
New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

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Understanding Africa's diverse gene pool can help fight lifestyle diseases

 14 Mar 2018

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease
Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

12 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns
Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo
Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo

 5 Mar 2018

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