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Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Congo brings forward launch of mpox vaccine drive

Sonia Rolley 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Morocco reports first Mpox case

13 Sep 2024

Healthcare

Pharmacists International Federation: Global vaccine supply in the balance

4 Sep 2024

Marketing & Media

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to government pressure on Covid-19 censorship

30 Aug 2024

Healthcare

Health Department: Mpox under control, stay vigilant

21 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Healthcare

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Healthcare

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

15 Aug 2024

Source: Biovac.

Healthcare

Ghanaian minister visits Biovac to explore vaccine capabilities

14 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Healthcare

Ramaphosa to oversee signing of Presidential Health Compact

13 Aug 2024

Healthcare

WHO: Governments urged to prioritise hepatitis testing, treatment

30 Jul 2024

Drones optimise last-mile deliveries and healthcare access

Logistics & Transport

Drones optimise last-mile deliveries and healthcare access

30 Jul 2024

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Education

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 18 Jul 2024

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Sfundo Parakozov 2 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

1 Jul 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Healthcare

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

Healthcare

No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Healthcare

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Issued by Bonitas 30 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

23 Apr 2024

Getting to grips with flu

Healthcare

Getting to grips with flu

Issued by Bonitas 17 Apr 2024

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 Apr 2024

Source: Unsplash - Matnapo.

Healthcare

Next phase of TB vaccine clinical trial sparks hope of game-changing results – top SA scientist

28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Logistics & Transport

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Amadou Diallo 19 Feb 2024

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Healthcare

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Issued by Bonitas 9 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Bayer says to outsource some aspects of pharma business in Africa

Duncan Miriri 31 Jan 2024

Healthcare

A historic milestone: WHO-endorsed malaria vaccine now administered across Africa

23 Jan 2024

Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm?

Agriculture

Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm?

John Hudson 17 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Agriculture

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

Healthcare

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

The critical role of biosecurity in protecting SA's agriculture sector

Agriculture

The critical role of biosecurity in protecting SA's agriculture sector

Paul Makube 18 Dec 2023

Healthcare

South Africa confronts alarming TB death rate despite declining infections

13 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

The year that was for agriculture and what to expect in 2024

Agriculture

The year that was for agriculture and what to expect in 2024

John Hudson 14 Nov 2023

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Agriculture

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Nov 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Healthcare

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

Charles Shey Wiysonge 8 Nov 2023