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Patients with sickle cell not protected?

Study is a step towards developing treatments, but there is more work to do.

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Less than a third

Of 25 African countries analysed, only 27 per cent of healthcare workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as the Omicron variant sweeps the continent.

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Laser treatment for glaucoma

Laser treatment could be twice as effective as eye drops for treating glaucoma, says a study.

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Small-scale fisheries ‘neglected’

政策makers are overlooking small-scale fisheries despite their role in the livelihoods of millions, report says.

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COVID-19 vaccine ‘tech hub’

Africa could start producing COVID-19 vaccines in 2022 at a technology transfer hub planned for South Africa.

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COVID-19 vaccination in jeopardy

Africa to miss COVID-19 vaccination target of ten per cent of people in every nation by September.

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Africa ‘has highest COVID death rate’

Almost half of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa die from the disease – more than the global average, a study finds.

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Learning lessons from Ebola

Lessons from the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa are helping the region to control COVID-19, researchers say.

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Using rains to predict droughts

Onset date of rains could help predict droughts in food-insecure regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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‘Prepare for extreme weather’

New dams and early warning systems are needed as Kenya braces for more floods and droughts, say researchers

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Imported car pollution danger

Africa faces pollution risks from low-quality used cars imported from wealthy countries.

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Pollution linked to COVID-19 deaths

Long-term exposure to air pollution generated by human activity is linked to COVID-19-related deaths.

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Vaccine doubters’ COVID risk

Vaccine fears mean world risks falling short of COVID immunity levels – study.

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Public role in disease detection

A community-based system detects 26 per cent of suspected vaccine-preventable diseases, a study says.

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Lab in a suitcase to monitor water?

Portable lab with the capacity to screen millions of bacteria in water samples could boost water safety

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Triggering TB, malaria and HIV deaths

COVID-19 could increase TB and malaria deaths by 20 and 36 per cent respectively over the next five years.

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Football for tackling HIV

Three-year project uses football to increase self-testing for HIV by 30 per cent, says a report.

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Strong economy bad for malaria control?

Ghana’s strong economy and subsequent reduced donor support could make malaria elimination by 2030 a challenge.

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How to increase maize yields

Planting flowering plants around farms increase maize yields by 53 per cent, study says.

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Africa’s COVID-19 R&D priorities

Africa’s COVID-19 R&D priorities show a need to focus on key populations including patients with HIV.

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COVID-19 stigma and mental health

Africa’s fragile health system seems not ready to handle mental health issues resulting from COVID-19.

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Fighting food insecurity during pandemic

To prevent COVID-19-induced calamities, Africa needs to have inclusive food systems, says a report.

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Public transport and COVID-19

Africa needs urgent actions to ensure that its weak public transport does not fuel COVID-19 spread.

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Bereavement as a public health threat

It is more common for African mothers to see a child die than have all of their children survive infancy.

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Poorest countries risk cancer surge

Lack of funding and awareness leave weaker health systems in the lurch, WHO cancer report shows.

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Prevailing HIV knowledge false?

About twice as many new HIV infections occurred from surrounding communities into hotspot communities.

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Senegal’s secret ‘vaginal tobacco’

Women use tobacco concoction for sexual pleasure or conception, but the risks are high, writes Fo-Koffi Djamessi.

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Disease time bomb for Africa

Vaccine preventable diseases could cost Africa US$ 22.4 billion and more than 915,000 deaths.

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New malaria control chemical?

New chemical prevents mosquitoes from becoming resistant to the standard insecticides for treating bed nets.

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Time to forget about the rains?

Rainfall is not the main driver of the onset of vegetation growth in Africa, a study says.

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Malaria resistance blood risk

Africa’s biggest gene study has shown a link between resistance to severe malaria and diseases such as sickle cell

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TB vaccine a ‘game-changer’

The experimental M72/AS01E vaccine could save millions of lives if further trials are successful, researchers say

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Nutrition challenge in Africa

Malnutrition choking every African sub-region

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Malaria ‘can be eradicated’

Expert commission claims that eradication is possible in the next 30 years, but doubts remain over how it will be funded.

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Filling the fertiliser gap

Researchers look at how to make fertilisers affordable for all farmers, while mitigating the environmental risks.

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Inadequate water education programmes

Only one per cent of African universities have water education programmes, a study has found.

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Sweet potato as dual-purpose crop

Sweet potato leaves and roots could boost food security and address nutritional deficiencies in rural households.

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Increasing access to global markets

New digital platform aims to aid translation of African languages to spur access to global markets.

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Harmonised seed policies needed

Harmonisation of seed policies in Africa should be accelerated to help transform agriculture

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