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WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

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Biovac boosts Africa’s vaccine capacity with new lab

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Nigerian doctors take up strike action over wages and welfare

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Birth control in Africa: study tracks the use of long-acting contraception in 26 countries

Obasanjo Bolarinwa 4 Sep 2025

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Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

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Botswana's medical supply chain collapse triggers public health emergency

26 Aug 2025

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SA Mastercard holders can get discounted virtual health

31 Jul 2025

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Nigerian nurses go on 7-day 'warning' strike

Ben Ezeamalu 31 Jul 2025

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AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen 29 Jul 2025

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Empowerment through exercise: Ugandan women fight obesity

21 Jul 2025

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Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

11 Jul 2025

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#ActForSRHR digital campaign launches

11 Jul 2025

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Workshops train Africa’s aspiring health professionals

7 Jul 2025

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

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Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

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Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

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PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

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Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

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Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

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Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

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Dutch in arms: Omicron detected on SA flight

28 Nov 2021

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Technology: healthcare enabler or disrupter?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

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