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    The power of African creativity: Our time is now!
    The power of African creativity: Our time is now! 
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    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

    By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

    Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.
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    29 Feb 2024

    Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap
    Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

    15 Sep 2021

    A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
    It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

      27 Aug 2021

    International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
    The impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

      18 Aug 2021

    A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago
    Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

      17 Aug 2021

    Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

      10 Aug 2021

    Source: ©Jean-Paul
    Guinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

    10 Aug 2021

    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

    5 Aug 2021

    African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
    Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

      2 Aug 2021

    L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied
    #StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

      29 Jul 2021

    A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
    This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

      27 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Romolo Tavani
    We created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

      23 Jul 2021

    Source: ©tashatuvango
    Exploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

      22 Jul 2021

    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming
    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

      21 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Mark Adams
    What machine learning can offer Nigeria's healthcare system

      21 Jul 2021

    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group
    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

    Bizcommunity.com  20 Jul 2021

    Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
    Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

    16 Jul 2021

    Syringe and vial are seen in front of displayed new Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, 24 June 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
    Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

    1 Jul 2021

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    Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

      30 Jun 2021

    Doktor.se to launch in Africa
    Doktor.se to launch in Africa

    18 Jun 2021

    Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it
    Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

      9 Jun 2021

    A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images
    How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

      7 Jun 2021

    Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them
    Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

      28 May 2021

    The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson
    Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

      21 May 2021

    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

      21 May 2021

    Family members of Covid-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
    It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

      10 May 2021

    Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa
    Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

    7 May 2021

    Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos
    Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos

    4 May 2021

    Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC
    Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

      29 Apr 2021

    The world spends billions on treated mosquito nets each year. Irene Abdou / Alamy Stock Photo
    New malaria vaccine proves highly effective - and Covid shows how quickly it could be deployed

      26 Apr 2021

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    Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

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    Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap
    Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

    15 Sep 2021

    A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
    It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

     27 Aug 2021

    International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
    The impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

     18 Aug 2021

    A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago
    Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

     17 Aug 2021

    Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

     10 Aug 2021

    Source: ©Jean-Paul
    Guinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

    10 Aug 2021

    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
    Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

    5 Aug 2021

    African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
    Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

     2 Aug 2021

    L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied
    #StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

     29 Jul 2021

    A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
    This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

     27 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Romolo Tavani
    We created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

     23 Jul 2021

    Source: ©tashatuvango
    Exploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

     22 Jul 2021

    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming
    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

     21 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Mark Adams
    What machine learning can offer Nigeria's healthcare system

     21 Jul 2021

    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group
    August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

     20 Jul 2021

    Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
    Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

    16 Jul 2021

    Syringe and vial are seen in front of displayed new Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, 24 June 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
    Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

    1 Jul 2021

    Source:
    Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

     30 Jun 2021

    Doktor.se to launch in Africa
    Doktor.se to launch in Africa

    18 Jun 2021

    Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it
    Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

     9 Jun 2021

    A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images
    How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

     7 Jun 2021

    Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them
    Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

     28 May 2021

    The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson
    Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

     21 May 2021

    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
    Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

     21 May 2021

    Family members of Covid-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
    It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

     10 May 2021

    Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa
    Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

    7 May 2021

    Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos
    Specialist cancer diagnosis and treatment centre opens in Lagos

    4 May 2021

    Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC
    Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

     29 Apr 2021

    The world spends billions on treated mosquito nets each year. Irene Abdou / Alamy Stock Photo
    New malaria vaccine proves highly effective - and Covid shows how quickly it could be deployed

     26 Apr 2021

    Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock
    Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

     22 Apr 2021

    Covid-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries. Shutterstock
    Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here's a map to guide you

     18 Mar 2021

    Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
    Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

     15 Mar 2021

    Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity
    Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity

    26 Feb 2021

    Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
    Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

     19 Feb 2021

    REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
    WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

     18 Feb 2021

    Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians. Wikimedia Commons
    Ghanaians are eating more fast food: the who and the why

     11 Feb 2021

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    #BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

     11 Jan 2021

    The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children
    The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

     5 Jan 2021

    Here's where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus
    Here's where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

     24 Dec 2020

    Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa
    Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

    24 Dec 2020

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