Indian healthcare providers eye Africa to boost business
‘One of the fundamental problems of Africa is the low bandwidth and its cost. As…
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New study reveals three deadliest cancers in South Africa
A new Global Burden of Disease Study urges increased prevention efforts and vigilance in early…
Child anti-malaria drug programmes in Senegal a ‘Blueprint’ for Africa
Researchers say that giving antimalarial drugs to older children can significantly reduce overall transmission of…
Global declines in adolescent childbearing related to national income, education expenditures
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that an important explanation for…
In wake of Ebola, West Africa adopts new disease control
Countries across West Africa have endorsed a landmark agreement to tackle zoonotic diseases and similar…
New genetic chip a step toward diversity in African genome sequencing
Africa is uncharted territory when it comes to sequencing genomes and studying genetic causes for diseases that…
A snapshot view of the current health situation in sub-Saharan East Africa
The recent AIDF infographic provides a snapshot of the current health situation in sub-Saharan East…
Testing begins on an experimental Zika vaccine with inactivated virus
Federal scientists have launched another test in human volunteers of a Zika vaccine. This one…
African leaders urged to adopt ‘One Health Approach’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called African countries attention to the importance of using…
Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa higher than previously thought
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) could become a serious public health threat in West Africa unless effective…