42 Technology partnership helps inform WHO review for diagnosing childhood TB
Photo credit: 42 Technology 42 Technology (42T), FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and Rutgers…
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State of the World’s Nursing Report 2020 Highlights the Role of Nurses in UHC
Photo Credit: Seed Global Health Nurses education and training programmes should aim at graduates who…
New Research Calls for Close Monitoring of Interventions to Reduce COVID-19
Close monitoring of the situation in China in the coming weeks should help inform strategies…
Pfizer and BioNTech to Co-Develop Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
Two pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer Inc and Biopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNtech) have announced plans to work…
Rotavirus vaccine cuts diarrhoeal deaths by a third
Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the risk of infants dying from diarrhoea by almost a third,…
New typhoid vaccine enters the immunisation menu
Experts say it could have a 'huge impact' on the 22 million cases, and 220,000 deaths, from typhoid each year. Crucially it works in children, who are at high-risk of the infection, unlike other typhoid vaccines. It is hoped the vaccine could eventually help countries eliminate typhoid. Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria and symptoms
mHealth artificial intelligence application debuts for Zambian HIV patients
An intelligent app to assist in the treatment and management of HIV patients is launched…
Dormant leishmaniasis parasites: threat to control
Parasites that cause leishmaniasis — a neglected tropical disease transmitted by sand flies — could…
Researchers find a promising way to outwit mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are brilliant at two things – bringing misery to humans and quickly spoiling all…
Invest in infrastructure to retain Africa’s scientists
African countries lack the infrastructure and entrepreneurial support needed to retain science graduates, thus impacting…