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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 
A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei /AFP via Getty Images
Non-medical use of prescription drugs among skilled workers: a pilot study in Nigeria

  25 Jun 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images
How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

  22 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down
The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

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Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa
Covid-19 likely to exact heavy toll in Africa

3 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics
Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

  2 Apr 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual
#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

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Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

  25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa
Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

  23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

  23 Mar 2020

Commuters outside Nairobi Railway Station wash their hands before entering the train station as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Covid-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

  23 Mar 2020

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More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

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  18 Mar 2020

What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy. Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images
What mothers told me about Nigeria's free maternal health services

  17 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa
#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo. Getty images/ Junior D. Kannah
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here

5 Mar 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons
Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

  3 Mar 2020

The links between people, animals and the environment call for a new approach to health. Shutterstock
Rwanda is training health workers for an interconnected world

  24 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health
New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Alarmed by a rapid spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science is calling on government to declare a health emergency. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
Lassa fever: why there's a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

13 Feb 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock
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A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei /AFP via Getty Images
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 22 Apr 2020

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The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

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Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

 2 Apr 2020

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#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

 25 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

 25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa
Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

 23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

 23 Mar 2020

Commuters outside Nairobi Railway Station wash their hands before entering the train station as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Covid-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

 23 Mar 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo
More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

20 Mar 2020

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Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

 18 Mar 2020

What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy. Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images
What mothers told me about Nigeria's free maternal health services

 17 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa
#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo. Getty images/ Junior D. Kannah
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here

5 Mar 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons
Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

 3 Mar 2020

The links between people, animals and the environment call for a new approach to health. Shutterstock
Rwanda is training health workers for an interconnected world

 24 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health
New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Alarmed by a rapid spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science is calling on government to declare a health emergency. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
Lassa fever: why there's a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

13 Feb 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock
Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots

 4 Feb 2020

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Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

 30 Jan 2020

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu
Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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 28 Jan 2020

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Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

 27 Jan 2020

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Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

 23 Jan 2020

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New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

 13 Jan 2020

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HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock
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A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA
Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

 5 Dec 2019

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SA's first Ebola case a training exercise

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Mobile instant messaging platforms are used by many health professionals to share information and professional experiences. Shutterstock
How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria's nurse graduates

 14 Nov 2019

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock
Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

 12 Nov 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme
Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Unicef carers at a creche for children whose parents are being treated for Ebola. Building health infrastructure is crucial to stopping the next outbreak. Epa/ Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak

 22 Oct 2019

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More than 18-million Ugandan children to be immunised against measles, rubella and polio

15 Oct 2019

Many families in the DRC can’t routinely access preventive services. Shutterstock
Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

 8 Oct 2019

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation director-general, speaking on Ebola at the UN’s Geneva headquarters. EPA/Martial Trezzinni
Why it's dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears

 7 Oct 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock
Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

 3 Oct 2019

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