Global blindness set to ‘triple by 2050’
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next…
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Only 3% of world’s healthcare workers are in Africa
African health experts are set to tackle health challenges on the continent by providing innovative…
International alliance comes together to address African antivenom crisis
Venomous snakebites kill an estimated 150,000 people around the world each year amid severe shortages…
First comprehensive paediatric haematology-oncology initiative launched in Africa
A US$100 million initiative to create an innovative paediatric haematology-oncology treatment network in southern and…
Indian healthcare providers eye Africa to boost business
‘One of the fundamental problems of Africa is the low bandwidth and its cost. As…
First scientific conference of midwives opens
The first Scientific and General meeting of the Fellowship of the Ghana College of Nurses…
Virtual medical lab to transform healthcare in Africa
A new state of the art medical laboratory opened in Cape Town, South Africa, where…
Care and Action for Mental Health in Africa launched in Accra
Care and Action for Mental Health in Africa (CAMHA), a non-governmental organisation aimed at improving…
Worry as hepatitis becomes silent public health threat
Hepatitis, a medical condition that affects the liver, is silently emerging into a major public…
In 2016, Samsung will be launching Digital Villages in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania
Samsung Electronics Africa announced (on 18 February) that it will bolster its Corporate Citizenship efforts in…