Medical Research
Tanzanian to lead global advocacy effort against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Tanzania's Dr Winnie Mpanju-Shombusho will now lead the global advocacy efforts in the fight to end Neglected Tropical Diseases following...
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Experts say Africa must fund latent TB diagnosis to eliminate the disease by 2030
Africa now must focus and fund diagnostics that will address the latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI) reservoir as it seeks to...
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Aga Khan University Cancer Centre receives Ksh112 million research grant to advance research in colorectal cancer
The Aga Khan University (AKU) in Kenya has received a Ksh. 112M research grant from the National Institutes of Health...
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15 EU countries already rolling out Digital COVID certificate
More than half of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have started to use the EU Digital...
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Scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
Christian Happi, Redeemer's University By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide....
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Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests
Magdalene Montgomery, University of Melbourne and Matthew Watt, University of Melbourne A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and...
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Coronavirus: how big, how bad, and what to look out for
Shabir Madhi, University of the Witwatersrand Cases of illness from the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease, known as COVID-19, have been...
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Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations
Abdhalah Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center and Peter Kojo Quashie, University of Ghana Chinese officials have identified a...
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Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here’s a new approach
Martin Heine, Stellenbosch University The burden of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan African is growing because of factors such as demographic...
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Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
Rob Grenfell, CSIRO and Trevor Drew, CSIRO The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before...
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Kenya transitions from two-test to three-test HIV algorithm for accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis to improve linkage to care
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The Hidden Impact of Digital Devices on Sleep: How Technology Disrupts Our Rest and What We Can Do About It
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Kenya Monitors flu-like illness linked to HMPV Outbreak, Says No Cause for Alarm Locally
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