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

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

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

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WHO dispatches aid to displaced people in Ethiopia

10 Apr 2019

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Understanding the cause of irreversible blindness in East Africa

9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

Wilfred Senyoni 8 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

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 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

Pramila Rajil & Alain Townsend 4 Apr 2019

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#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

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

Isabella Epiu 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

Bruce M Biccard 26 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.

Joan van Dyk 25 Mar 2019