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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

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      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
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      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

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    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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      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
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      11 Feb 2021

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      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

    Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community
    Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

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    Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means
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      17 Dec 2020

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    14 Dec 2020

    The Nigerian government struggles to contain Covid-19 while other diseases suffer some measure of neglect Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
    Where Covid-19 has left Nigeria's health system

      14 Dec 2020

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      2 Dec 2020

    A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
    Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

      12 Nov 2020

    How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans
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    9 Nov 2020

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation
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    9 Nov 2020

    850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
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      30 Oct 2020

    Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
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    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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     22 Apr 2021

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    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
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     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
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     18 Feb 2021

    Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians. Wikimedia Commons
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     11 Feb 2021

    Image supplied
    #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
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     24 Dec 2020

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

    24 Dec 2020

    Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community
    Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

     18 Dec 2020

    Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means
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     17 Dec 2020

    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare
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    14 Dec 2020

    The Nigerian government struggles to contain Covid-19 while other diseases suffer some measure of neglect Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
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     14 Dec 2020

    Shutterstock
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     2 Dec 2020

    A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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     12 Nov 2020

    How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans
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    9 Nov 2020

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation
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    850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report
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     30 Oct 2020

    Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
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     28 Oct 2020

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     23 Oct 2020

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     13 Oct 2020

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     29 Sep 2020

    Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction
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    28 Sep 2020

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     28 Sep 2020

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     10 Sep 2020

    Nigerian scientists are working to better understand coronavirus. African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease
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     7 Sep 2020

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     1 Sep 2020

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    How Nigeria can break the culture of silence around women's reproductive illnesses

     31 Aug 2020

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     21 Aug 2020

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