Botswana receives award for excellent control of malaria
Botswana has received the 2016 African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) award, in recognition of its…
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Merck Recognises World Cancer Day: ‘We can .I can’ together with Uganda Ministry of Health in the heart of Africa
While people across the globe were recognising World Cancer Day (4th February): ‘We can .I…
African leaders advocate locally developed Zika and Lassa virus vaccines
African leaders, including Ministers of Health, finance, and other line ministries from Nigeria, and at…
New treatments for Cystic Fibrosis and other disorders awarded funding at private research university
Three Case Western Reserve University faculty members recently received significant funding from the National Centre…
Slow progress on stillbirth prevention leaves parents of 2.6 million babies suffering in silence each year
More than 2.6 million stillbirths continue to occur globally every year with very slow progress…
Morgue with capacity of over 100 bodies opens at Mbagathi
Nairobi County Governor Evans Kidero, Wednesday morning (03/02/16) commissioned the ultra modern Mbagathi district hospital…
Ethiopian government signs agreement to combat heart diseases
Ethiopia has signed an agreement with drug manufacturing firm, AstraZeneca, to improve the management of…
Health Advisor Kenya using tech to promote access to medical professionals
Kenyan startup Health Advisor is utilising technology to improve the accessibility of medical professionals to…
Uganda rushes to combat malaria epidemic
Hundreds of health workers have been dispatched to northern Uganda to combat a malaria outbreak…
Action Meningitis raises awareness of disease through community theatre
International charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is working closely with the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW)…