On the cusp of the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022TM, partners at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in…
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Accuray announces first CyberKnife systems in Africa
Accuray Incorporated announced today the company is expanding its global footprint with the introduction of its CyberKnife platform in Africa.
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New leishmaniasis treatment shows effectiveness in Eastern Africa
A shorter, and less toxic treatment for people with visceral leishmaniasis was shown to be effective thanks to a study…
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Africa and partners vow to end AIDS
During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly leading African Ministers of Health joined…
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Awareness gap causes heart failure in Middle East, Africa
Urgent action is needed to stop and reverse the steep rise in heart failure happening across the Middle East and…
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Uganda declares Ebola Virus disease outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed…
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Africa CDC, French agency collaborate to improve public health
The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and France have signed intent of working together and marking…
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50 million children in Africa miss meningitis vaccination
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at…
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Elekta joins IFC’s Africa Medical Equipment Facility
Elekta, one of the top providers of radiation therapy for treating cancer, joins International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) Africa Medical Equipment…
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch returns to Ethiopia
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Mathias has returned today to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, completing his medical treatment in the United…
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Research shows disease risk to patients, health care providers
Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients…
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Africa urged to tackle childhood tuberculosis
The African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end the significant…
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