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    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio 
    File photo: A woman poses with a cigarette in front of BAT (British American Tobacco) logo in this illustration taken 26 July 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
    Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

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    Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.
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    Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions
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    #Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity
    #Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

      19 Jul 2018

    RTI International/Ruth McDowall
    Corruption in the Nigerian health sector has many faces. How to fix it

    11 Jul 2018

    New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa
    New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

    29 Jun 2018

    Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig
    Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

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    Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries. Good Mood/Shutterstock
    Africa hosts very few clinical trials. Why this is bad for innovation

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    Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?
    Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

      14 May 2018

    Army Medicine via
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      11 May 2018

    Dr Folake Olayinka
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      10 Apr 2018

    WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis
    WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

    10 Apr 2018

    Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns
    Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

    7 Mar 2018

    Dr William Mapham. Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.
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    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa
    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

    20 Feb 2018

    Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals
    Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

    26 Jan 2018

    Samples of the motorcycles donated by WHO. Image: Ayodamola Owoseye. Source:
    WHO donates 853 motorcycles to Nigeria

      23 Jan 2018

    Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum
    Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

    20 Nov 2017

    Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report
    Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

    24 Oct 2017

    Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre
    Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

      19 Sep 2017

    Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World
    Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

    29 Aug 2017

    Source: World Health Organisation
    Nigeria needs $1.1bn for meningitis vaccine programme

      4 Apr 2017

    Aliko Dangote Source:
    Renovations at Nigeria's largest hospital complete

    3 Mar 2017

    Photo: WHO/Clements-Hunt
    Nigeria uses tracking system to evaluate medical resources

    3 Jan 2017

    SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria
    SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria

    12 Dec 2016

    FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances
    FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

    15 Jul 2016

    Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa
    Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

    4 Dec 2014

    Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that travellers from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will not be allowed to travel to South Africa and anyone wanting to visit those countries has been advised to delay the trip for the foreseeable future. Image: GCIS
    SA's borders closed to Ebola-affected countries

    22 Aug 2014

    Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says that incorrect information from some Asian governments had prompted the cancellation of planned trips because visitors feared they might risk contracting Ebola Virus Disease. These reports are completely wrong. Image: GCIS
    Asia's Ebola fears cause tour cancellations

    20 Aug 2014

    Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef
    Could Africa become like China?

      19 Aug 2014

    Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says it is "mischievious" to suggest that Ebola has arrived in South Africa without proper medical evidence to back up the claim. Image: GCIS
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    Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced
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    RTI International/Ruth McDowall
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    11 Jul 2018

    New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa
    New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

    29 Jun 2018

    Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig
    Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

     20 Jun 2018

    Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries. Good Mood/Shutterstock
    Africa hosts very few clinical trials. Why this is bad for innovation

     5 Jun 2018

    Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?
    Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

     14 May 2018

    Army Medicine via
    DRC and its neighbours mobilise resources to tackle Ebola outbreak

     11 May 2018

    Dr Folake Olayinka
    Nigeria: Political will and investment in immunisation are critical elements for a healthy future

     10 Apr 2018

    WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis
    WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

    10 Apr 2018

    Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns
    Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

    7 Mar 2018

    Dr William Mapham. Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.
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     22 Feb 2018

    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa
    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

    20 Feb 2018

    Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals
    Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

    26 Jan 2018

    Samples of the motorcycles donated by WHO. Image: Ayodamola Owoseye. Source:
    WHO donates 853 motorcycles to Nigeria

     23 Jan 2018

    Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum
    Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

    20 Nov 2017

    Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report
    Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

    24 Oct 2017

    Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre
    Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

     19 Sep 2017

    Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World
    Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

    29 Aug 2017

    Source: World Health Organisation
    Nigeria needs $1.1bn for meningitis vaccine programme

     4 Apr 2017

    Aliko Dangote Source:
    Renovations at Nigeria's largest hospital complete

    3 Mar 2017

    Photo: WHO/Clements-Hunt
    Nigeria uses tracking system to evaluate medical resources

    3 Jan 2017

    SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria
    SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria

    12 Dec 2016

    FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances
    FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

    15 Jul 2016

    Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa
    Africa United features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa

    4 Dec 2014

    Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that travellers from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will not be allowed to travel to South Africa and anyone wanting to visit those countries has been advised to delay the trip for the foreseeable future. Image: GCIS
    SA's borders closed to Ebola-affected countries

    22 Aug 2014

    Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says that incorrect information from some Asian governments had prompted the cancellation of planned trips because visitors feared they might risk contracting Ebola Virus Disease. These reports are completely wrong. Image: GCIS
    Asia's Ebola fears cause tour cancellations

    20 Aug 2014

    Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef
    Could Africa become like China?

     19 Aug 2014

    Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says it is "mischievious" to suggest that Ebola has arrived in South Africa without proper medical evidence to back up the claim. Image: GCIS
    False alarm of Ebola virus in SA

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    Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced
    Winners of the Pioneers of Health Challenge announced

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    Nigeria cuts phone services

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    Fast pace of Africa's urbanisation challenge water supplies; sanitation
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