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    The power of African creativity: Our time is now!
    The power of African creativity: Our time is now! 
    Source: 123RF/svershinsky
    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

    By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

    Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance
    Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

    By Renaud Foucart 22 Nov 2023

    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

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

      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

    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

    The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images
    Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

      12 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

    African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo
    Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

    15 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

    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

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

    7 May 2021

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    Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy

      23 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

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

    26 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

    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

    Bizcommunity.com  18 Dec 2020

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    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

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

     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

    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

    The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images
    Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

     12 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

    African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo
    Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

    15 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

    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

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

    7 May 2021

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    Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy

     23 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

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

    26 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

    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

     18 Dec 2020

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

     17 Dec 2020

    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare
    #BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

    14 Dec 2020

    High levels of bureaucratic corruption prevail in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Shutterstock/Pro-Stock studio
    Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

     7 Dec 2020

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    Covid-19 vaccine trials in Africa: what's promising, and what's problematic

     2 Dec 2020

    Top hospital in Rwanda accredited for 4 years
    Top hospital in Rwanda accredited for 4 years

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

    9 Nov 2020

    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation
    Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

    9 Nov 2020

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

     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
    Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control Covid-19

     28 Oct 2020

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