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The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo: its health effects will be felt for a long...
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How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness
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Ghana's fathers: maternal health services must do more to help them get involved
Health care professionals have to involve expectant fathers ShutterstockIncluding men in maternal healthcare is good for families, research has found internationally. Men can be involved in maternal...
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HIV 40 years on: four action points to end AIDS as a health threat
Ending AIDS calls for renewed action. GettyImagesOn 5 June 1981 a short report of five cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in young homosexual men in Los Angeles marked the discovery of AIDS, the first...
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Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now
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Malawi is taking steps to improve care of preterm babies. But gaps remain
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Nigeria isn't ready to legalise marijuana: a scientist's view
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Blood donation saves lives but few South Africans are regular donors
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Children with hearing problems: why acting early can make all the difference
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Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big...
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Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African...
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Africa has few vaccines: here's what can still be done to minimise the impact...
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Technology in hospitals can delay care: what doctors and nurses in South...
Using technology in routine healthcare delivery has isn't without its downside. ShutterstockInformation and communication technologies can dramatically improve healthcare delivery. They can make...
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South Africa's latest COVID-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination...
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Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate
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COVID-19 shows why Africa's reliance on outsiders for health services is a...
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How COVID-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa
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Nigeria's electronic waste is a public health problem and needs urgent attention
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Why Africa's push to make vaccines should look further than COVID-19
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Why a bacterium in goat and sheep milk in southwest Nigeria poses a health risk
Goat sellers in the Birnin Kudu market, Jigawa State, Nigeria Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSheep and goats in southwest Nigeria are carrying bacteria that are resistant to a range of...
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