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Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

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Kenyan hospital opens human milk bank - a rarity in sub-Saharan Africa

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World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

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Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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

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Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

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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

Dr Tshepo Motsepe

Africa-Asia partner to improve healthcare

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Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

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An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock

Why fixing Africa's data gaps will lead to better health policies

27 Feb 2019

YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

26 Feb 2019

Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

22 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

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Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

Shirin Ashraf & Arthur Wickenhagen 11 Feb 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

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

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Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

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New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

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Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

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Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

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A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

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Professor Ian Couper

African mid-level health workers need better training

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The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

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Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

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Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions

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#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

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Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

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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

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Dr Tshepo Motsepe

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Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

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An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock

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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

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Grant aims at improving public health supply chains in Africa

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International push to improve food safety

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10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

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At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

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New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

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Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

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Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

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A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

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Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Professor Ian Couper

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The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

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Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

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Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

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#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

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Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

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Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

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New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

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Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

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Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

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DRC and its neighbours mobilise resources to tackle Ebola outbreak

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Are Cuban doctors the magic cure to East Africa's health sector?

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Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

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

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UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

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