Ugandan forest holds clues to Zika’s spread
From a hill above the shores of Lake Victoria, forest caretaker Gerald Mukisa looked down…
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‘Merck More than a Mother’ marks the International Women’s Day
Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the start of its African Embryologists Training…
Ugandan wins International award for promoting healthcare
The awards ceremony recognised her for her innovation and paramount role in promoting healthcare. Thirty-five (35)…
African countries commit to prioritising immunisation
African Ministers meeting at the first ever ministerial conference on immunisation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
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…
UN health agency launches global Zika response strategy; Member States briefed on outbreak
As World Health Organization (WHO) officials briefed United Nations Member States in New York on…
Ghana joins USAID to push universal healthcare in Africa
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ghana Ministry of…
Africa’s Lake Victoria named major waterborne disease breeding site
Africa’s largest fresh water source, Lake Victoria, has been named as a major breeding ground…
Africa’s health worker shortage: Where does training fit in?
Globally there is currently a shortage of over seven million health workers, which will nearly…
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…