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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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The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

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Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

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Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

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Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

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6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

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Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

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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

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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

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#StartupStory: Curacel is tackling fraud in healthcare insurance

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

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Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

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Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

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The startups changing healthcare through innovation

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Image: World Vision International

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