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New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

10 Feb 2020

Cancer cases are on the rise in many parts of the continent. CI concept/Shutterstock

What needs to happen for better cancer prevention and control in Kenya

Gershim Asiki 3 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

Ilan Noy 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

China in lockdown. EPA

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

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

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

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

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Africa's genetic material is still being misused

Keymanthri Moodley 9 Jan 2020

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6 ways to speed up the UN's health SDGs in Africa

Mathieu Lamiaux 7 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

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HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

Using nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA

Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

Villyen Motaze & Melinda Suchard 5 Dec 2019

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

2 Dec 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. Shutterstock

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 29 Nov 2019

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Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

Patience Afulani 26 Nov 2019

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

21 Nov 2019

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 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

Emma Glennon & Freya Jephcott 22 Oct 2019

Syringe and cooked heroin. TM_SALE/Shutterstock

Women using heroin in Kenya: why it's important to intervene early in life

Catherine Mwangi & John Gachohi 18 Oct 2019

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

10 Oct 2019

#StartupStory: Curacel is tackling fraud in healthcare insurance

#StartupStory: Curacel is tackling fraud in healthcare insurance

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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Ebola one year on: the wins, the setbacks, and the way forward

Shirin Ashraf & Emma Thomson 30 Sep 2019

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY

A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L Foster 18 Sep 2019

Rural healthcare services are best supported by mid-level workers. Shutterstock

Mid-level workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support

Ian Couper 17 Sep 2019

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

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16 Sep 2019

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Cancer cases are on the rise in many parts of the continent. CI concept/Shutterstock

HealthcareWhat needs to happen for better cancer prevention and control in Kenya

Gershim Asiki 3 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

Ilan Noy 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

HealthcarePerspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

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

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

HealthcareHeavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

Shutterstock

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

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

Shutterstock

HealthcareAfrica's genetic material is still being misused

Keymanthri Moodley 9 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Healthcare6 ways to speed up the UN's health SDGs in Africa

Mathieu Lamiaux 7 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

Healthcare#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

HealthcareChildren and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

HealthcareUsing nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA

HealthcareComplacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

Villyen Motaze & Melinda Suchard 5 Dec 2019

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

HealthcareCommunities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

2 Dec 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. Shutterstock

HealthcareARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 29 Nov 2019

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HealthcareAntenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

Patience Afulani 26 Nov 2019

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

HealthcareClinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

21 Nov 2019

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Retail6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 Nov 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

HealthcareKenya 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

HealthcareInvesting in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak

Emma Glennon & Freya Jephcott 22 Oct 2019

Syringe and cooked heroin. TM_SALE/Shutterstock

HealthcareWomen using heroin in Kenya: why it's important to intervene early in life

Catherine Mwangi & John Gachohi 18 Oct 2019

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

HealthcareRobotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

10 Oct 2019

#StartupStory: Curacel is tackling fraud in healthcare insurance

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Evan-Lee Courie 4 Oct 2019

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Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE

HealthcareEbola one year on: the wins, the setbacks, and the way forward

Shirin Ashraf & Emma Thomson 30 Sep 2019

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

HealthcareHope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY

HealthcareA newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L Foster 18 Sep 2019

Rural healthcare services are best supported by mid-level workers. Shutterstock

HealthcareMid-level workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support

Ian Couper 17 Sep 2019

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

HealthcareKenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

16 Sep 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

HealthcareBad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

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4 Sep 2019

The startups changing healthcare through innovation

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ER24 improves response times with what3words

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21 Aug 2019

Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

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High-income country trainees and experts must learn to listen and be humble. Shutterstock

HealthcareGlobal health still mimics colonial ways: here's how to break the pattern

Madhukar Pai 19 Aug 2019

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HealthcareAntimalarials less effective in malnourished children

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DRC President Felix Tshisekedi during the inauguration ceremony. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE

HealthcareTshisekedi has taken over the DRC's Ebola response. How he can make a difference

Mosoka Fallah 12 Aug 2019

A health worker prepares to administer Ebola vaccination in the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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HealthcareThe Uganda vaccine trial: how African researchers are tackling Ebola

Yap Boum 8 Aug 2019

Women report abuse during delivery. Shutterstock

Healthcare#WomensMonth: Subtle abuse affects women during childbirth

Patience Afulani 7 Aug 2019

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HealthcareARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 6 Aug 2019