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Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

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Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

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Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

Lynette Denny 11 Apr 2023

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Looking to "age in place" when you're older? Early lifestyle interventions may be the key

Jessica Spira 5 Apr 2023

Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.

The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

28 Mar 2023

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 28 Mar 2023

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Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

24 Mar 2023

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RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

23 Mar 2023

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Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

20 Mar 2023

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Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

Bhargav Acharya 20 Mar 2023

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New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

Tannur Anders 13 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

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