Four scientists win a prize for aiding health, nutrition
Four scientists — three of them in Africa — have won US$250,000 for combined success…
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Ebola still a threat, Idris warns
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has warned that Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
African research must be spearheaded by Africans-experts
With statistics showing a less than 1% growth in research in the last decade, public…
Digital communication transforming family health in Africa
Mobile phones have in recent years changed the ways institutions deal with citizens or tackle…
Researchers to study child behavioural health
Researchers from Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the USA have joined hands to develop…
Health remains priority for work of Gates foundation in Africa
Bill Gates said health would remain a priority for the work of his foundation in…
Virtual medical lab to transform healthcare in Africa
A new state of the art medical laboratory opened in Cape Town, South Africa, where…
Scientists make ‘groundbreaking’ breast cancer genes discovery
Research into oestrogen receptors may be the key to explaining why some forms of breast…
Improving efficiency of health facilities could extend ART to many people living with HIV
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) to hundreds…
Genetic breakthrough could lead to cure for asthma
Scientists investigating the genes involved in the development of asthma may have found a way…