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One of South Africa's most commonly-used injectable contraceptives could increase women's chances of contracting tuberculosis (TB)... read
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ELIZABETH KIMANI-MURAGE
Kenya's first human milk bank has opened at Pumwani Maternity Hospital. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, spoke to the team spearheading APHRC's research efforts in the establishment of Kenya's first milk bank....read
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SHÜNÉ OLIVER
In 2017, malaria killed .435,000 people around the world. The vast majority of these deaths - 403 000 - were on the African continent. Most malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa...read
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Chronic Diseases
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CIARAN RYAN
Twenty-two former underground miners are claiming more than R80 million in damages from Sasol Coal after they contracted serious lung and other diseases as a result of years of inhaling coal dust while working in underground coal mines... Read
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Malaria
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ELENA GÓMEZ DÍAZ
Malaria has been a terrible disease throughout human history. Deaths actually peaked over five million in the 1930s and it spread all over the world... Read
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MAMADOU COULIBALY
For the millions worldwide living with the daily reality of malaria, bringing an end to this awful disease can feel like a distant dream... Read
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Medical Technology
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A medical drone network for on-demand, emergency deliveries of high priority products including emergency and routine vaccines has been expanded into Ghana... Read
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Pharmaceuticals
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NEIL GOUVEIA
In our daily lives we hardly give the barcode a second thought. We only really come across it when we're shopping and even then, it's merely a bunch of lines and spaces that helps us process the transaction and buy an item... Read
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DR MISHECK MUTIZE
The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources - including poor revenue collection - has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets... Read
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ERNST WITTMANN
Over the past few months, we have seen a storm of hype about 5G, the next evolution in mobile network technology. Handset manufacturers are starting to come to market with 5G-ready smartphones... Read
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