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[spotlight] If South Africa is serious about ending TB, protecting people living with HIV, and safeguarding the next generation from nicotine addiction, Parliament must finally pass the Tobacco Products and…
May 29, 2026
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[Health-e] At 28, Joyce should be in the prime of her life.
May 29, 2026
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[GroundUp] 15 women from Khayelitsha marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day
May 28, 2026
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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia has handed over 25 brand-new Toyota ambulances to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a significant move to enhance healthcare delivery and…
May 28, 2026
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[Daily Maverick] Thirty children die from malnutrition every day in South Africa. This week, the Union Against Hunger set out to say that this is not just a tragedy to…
May 28, 2026
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[New Dawn] Monrovia, May 25, 2026: Liberia is grappling with a growing measles outbreak as the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) confirmed 112 deaths linked to the highly…
May 26, 2026
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[SAnews.gov.za] Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator, and strategic partner in global healthcare manufacturing, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau.
May 26, 2026
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[Premium Times] The governor said the Abia founding fathers did their best to maintain public health facilities that served the people, but expressed displeasure that their efforts were not consolidated…
May 26, 2026
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[Premium Times] Other affected LGAs include Jere with 834 suspected cases, Mafa with 159 cases, Konduga with 95 cases, and Monguno with 56 cases, while Ngala and Magumeri recorded two…
May 26, 2026
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[Leadership] No fewer than 27 persons have been confirmed dead, while 2,715 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded across five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno State within the…
May 26, 2026
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[Vanguard] The race for Nigeria's most prestigious healthcare honours has officially begun as organisers of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) opened online voting for the 2026 edition, setting the…
May 26, 2026
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[Bhekisisa] A new HIV prevention injection could change the course of the epidemic -- but only if people trust it. Research shows we can pre-empt the false claims already forming…
May 25, 2026
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[Premium Times] The surgeon revealed that globally, more than two million women "are living with untreated obstetric fistula, while between 50,000 and 100,000 new cases occur annually."
May 25, 2026
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[Namibian] Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital intern doctor Kelsey Kudumo (32) has denied allegations that she participated in a fraudulent Sanlam insurance scheme involving falsified medical reports and laboratory results amounting to…
May 22, 2026
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[UCT] A delegation of African parliamentarians and global health representatives visited the University of Cape Town (UCT) Lung Institute and the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) on Friday, 15…
May 22, 2026
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[Health-e] A Limpopo man who was left with broken bones after a serious car crash in February is still waiting for orthopaedic surgery, over three months later. He is one…
May 22, 2026
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[Daily Maverick] Seasonal workers in Robertson often struggle to get to the clinic to access basic healthcare during the day, so community health workers in Langeberg have set up mobile…
May 22, 2026
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[spotlight] Fake and substandard medicines, along with bogus healthcare practitioners, pose a growing threat to patient safety in South Africa.
May 22, 2026
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[Health-e] We are surrounded by daily noise that affects our hearing, without realising it.
May 21, 2026
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[Namibian] Medical specialists at public hospitals are disputing health minister Esperance Luvindao's claims that medicine stock levels have improved.
May 21, 2026
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[The Conversation Africa] Severe bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. It causes approximately 70,000 deaths annually. About 80% occur in Africa and South…
May 21, 2026
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[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has formally rejected the recently conducted health sector job evaluation exercise, describing it as unfair and not reflective of the realities faced by healthcare…
May 20, 2026
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[Nyasa Times] A cloud of sorrow has engulfed families and health officials in Zomba after the body of a man who went missing when a boat capsized on Lake Chilwa…
May 20, 2026
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[Nyasa Times] Nine people are feared to be at risk after a boat belonging to the Zomba District Health Office capsized on Lake Chilwa in Zomba this morning, in a…
May 19, 2026
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[GroundUp] Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
May 14, 2026
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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities vaccinated, in 2025, at least 2.9 million girls aged 12 to 18 against cervical cancer.
April 28, 2026
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