The Regional Expert Meeting on Medicine Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative is being convened by IGAD
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) convened the regional expert meeting on Medicine Regulatory Harmonisation…
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Protect African pupils from malaria to tackle anaemia, boost learning – researchers
Providing African pupils with antimalarial drugs, insecticide-treated bed nets and education about preventing the mosquito-borne…
Deforestation and malaria: what’s the relationship between the two?
Despite being a preventable and curable disease, malaria continues to affect people in 91 countries. In 2015…
Trouble as dominant HIV testing kits fail crucial World Health Organization test
Most of the dominant HIV testing kits used in Kenya and several other African countries…
Multidrug-resistant typhoid on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa
The incident of multidrug-resistant cases of typhoid is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, making it difficult…
WHO Kenya donates 15 ambulances to counties
The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 15 ambulances to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child…
Millions of African children to get polio vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) said 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in…
Experimental vaccine protects against two strains of malaria
An experimental anti-malaria vaccine has been developed that protects against more than one strain of…
Prime-boost Ebola vaccine yields immune response at one year
A prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimen that is well into clinical trials shows immune response one…
First evidence drug used to combat malaria in pregnancy also protects against sexually transmitted infections
A drug given to pregnant women in 35 countries worldwide to protect against malaria has…