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Dr Askwar Hilonga hopes to be a millionaire – with the millions of lives across Africa that his innovation can help improve
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Tanzanian scientist proposes nano innovations to address…
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Professor Judith Torimiro is recognized at the World Health Assembly for 27 years of work in the field, the classroom and the laboratory …
Cameroonian scientist champions African-led research for…
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Pan-African Parliament to establish African Parliamentarian Caucus on Immunization
Midrand, South Africa, 23 May 2019 – The Pan-African Parliament…
African Parliamentarians commit to urgent action to…
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It was a mad rush to the airfield. At the back of the jeep, Abi Kebra Belaye and her colleague Shamiso Nyasanu tensely shuffled papers – waybills of…
The rush to deliver cholera vaccines to remote communities…
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The Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDS) Programme ensures the availability of guidelines for integrated disease surveillance and response.
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African Hepatitis Summit 2019
The African Hepatitis Summit 2019 is convened by Uganda Ministry of Health and hosted by The National Organization for People Living with Hepatitis B (NOPLHB) on behalf
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Zero tolerance for sexual abuse and fraud
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Survivors in Limbo
Stepping up the fight against Ebola in Western Sierra Leone
field report from Koinadugu, Sierra Leone
Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2030.
