Africa

There is a brand new typhoid fever vaccine and Gavi is set to fund African governments to introduce it Gavi...

South Africa becomes first on the continent to introduce tax on sugary drinks From April 2018, taxes on sugary drinks...

New competition aims to uncover, stimulate awareness and create rich content related to science in Africa In April 2018, Johnson &...

Elsevier has unveiled an Africa-focused peer reviewed multi-disciplinary and open access journal On Monday at the Next Einstein Forum (NEF)...

New partnership by GE Healthcare and Amref Health Africa to develop in-country health care service collaborations GE Healthcare and Amref Health...

WHO has certified Kenya free of dracunculiasis - guinea worm disease The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Kenya free...

Prof. Stanley Okolo, a Nigerian, is the new Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) Prof Stanley Okolo...

Only 2% of health research is focused on Africa Africa accounts for 25 per cent of the world's disease burden,...

Merck taps Africa's First Ladies on cancer and fertility care Last week, Africa joined the rest of world in marking...

The cholera outbreak that killed over 400 people within 18 months is over in South Sudan, govt has announced. A...