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#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

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Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

One billion yellow fever vaccinations in Africa by 2026

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(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

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

Michèle Ramsay 14 Mar 2018

Nomfundo Dlamini, Tank Research founder.

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Nomfundo Dlamini 8 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

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Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

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Dr William Mapham.
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UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

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Late diagnosis causing more deaths in HIV-positive children

Late diagnosis causing more deaths in HIV-positive children

Elgar Machuka 12 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Tony Wood, MD, MyDawa

E-health platform MyDawa disrupting Kenya's healthcare industry

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

5 Jan 2018

Antiretroviral treatment prevents the virus from multiplying and prolongs the lives of HIV positive people. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Kenya's HIV progress report: good progress, but also big gaps

Griffins Manguro 3 Jan 2018

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

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Kanyiva Muindi and Blessing Mberu 17 Aug 2017

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

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Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

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Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

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(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

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Photo: Shutterstock

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28 Feb 2018

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

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Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

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UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

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Late diagnosis causing more deaths in HIV-positive children

Elgar Machuka 12 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Tony Wood, MD, MyDawa

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26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

5 Jan 2018

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Griffins Manguro 3 Jan 2018

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Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

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Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

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Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

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WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

WHO report: Kenyan cholera outbreak

2 Aug 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

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31 Jul 2017

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

Cancer care comes to Western Kenya

10 Jul 2017

Gary M Reedy, CEO at the American Cancer Society

Collaboration increases cancer treatment accessibility

3 Jul 2017

Sthembile Shabangu

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Sthembile Shabangu 22 Jun 2017

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Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung 25 May 2017

Malaria education in Malawi. Source: WHO/S Hollyman

#WorldMalariaDay: Vaccine trial to commence in 2018

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Dispute brews over plan to hire Tanzanian doctors

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Professor Magnus Knebel von Doeberitz, medical director, University of Heidelberg, Dr Omenge Orango’o, Moi University Nairobi and Dr Gilbert Saggia, SAP Africa’s managing director: East Africa

Cervical cancer screening goes high tech in Africa

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Kenyan government challenged to pay striking doctors' salaries

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Kenya needs to combat NCDs through public private partnerships

Kenya needs to combat NCDs through public private partnerships

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Specialist training is the first step in fighting cancer in Africa

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Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

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