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Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

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The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
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A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

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Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

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Leigh Andrews 20 Aug 2019

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A health worker prepares to administer Ebola vaccination in the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Uganda vaccine trial: how African researchers are tackling Ebola

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Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

Moses John Bockarie 8 Jul 2019

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

Nicholas Wood, Alexis Pillsbury and Jean Li-Kim-Moy 28 Jun 2019

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R18m donation for African-centric medicine research

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Alzheimer's disease not linked to type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure - new study

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Glenda Gray 14 Jun 2019

Fruit bats can pass Ebola on to humans. Jeffrey Paul Wade/Shutterstock

Ebola outbreaks may be more common than we think

14 Jun 2019

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UCT scientist uses award to fund TB research

10 Jun 2019

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What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

Shobana Shankar 7 Jun 2019

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Decolonising healthcare

6 Jun 2019

Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

10 May 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 5 Apr 2019

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Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

Pramila Rajil & Alain Townsend 4 Apr 2019

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What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

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Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

Ebola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

Yap Boum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe & Sabue Mulangu 8 Mar 2019

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Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

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Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

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First-for-Africa platform will advance gene research

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Associate Professor Liesl Zühlke. Photo: UCT

Award to fund paediatric heart disease research in Africa

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New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

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Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

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The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY

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Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

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HealthcareAntimalarials less effective in malnourished children

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A health worker prepares to administer Ebola vaccination in the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
EPA-EFE/STR

HealthcareThe Uganda vaccine trial: how African researchers are tackling Ebola

Yap Boum 8 Aug 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock

HealthcareARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

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Dr Joseph Sempa of Sacema presenting at the 2019 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data. AIMS-South Africa

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Fruit bats can pass Ebola on to humans. Jeffrey Paul Wade/Shutterstock

HealthcareEbola outbreaks may be more common than we think

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Professor Valerie Mizrahi. Photo: Robyn Walker/UCT

HealthcareUCT scientist uses award to fund TB research

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Two women sell roadside refreshments in rural Kano in 2011. Shobana Shankar, CC BY-SA

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Photo: Newstalk

HealthcareDecolonising healthcare

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Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

HealthcareTips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer

10 May 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

HealthcareAfrica needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 5 Apr 2019

There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

HealthcareGuinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

Pramila Rajil & Alain Townsend 4 Apr 2019

Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

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Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

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Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

HealthcareEbola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

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Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

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New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

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