South Africa seeks cancer data
Online registry system aims to enhance cancer data collection and improve care.
Africa’s food poisoning crisis
SciDevNet uncovers the ‘silent killer’ of food and water contamination in West Africa.
Health surge coordination
Over 90 per cent of African countries should be able to coordinate healthcare worker surges and other emergency measures within five years under a new plan.
Malawi battles breast cancer
Intensive training equips Malawi’s health workforce to educate women in rural areas about breast cancer.
Anthrax spreads in West Africa
Anthrax outbreak in West Africa underscores vital need for funding vaccinations.
Food taboos fuel malnutrition in pregnancy
Food taboos lead to nutrient deficiencies and perpetuate malnutrition in families.
Nigeria faces diphtheria surge
Vaccination gaps have led to more than 60 deaths from the disease, say heath experts.
Nigeria’s currency scarcity hits healthcare
The scarcity of new bank notes has hampered access to healthcare services, putting lives at risk.
Increasing vaccine production
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccine production in Sub-Saharan Africa.
New roadmap for health security
Fully implement Africa’s new public health order for better health outcomes, says Africa CDC’s acting director.
Insights from science conferences
Investment in research and development is key to enhancing science in the Africa.
Fighting rare diseases
Inter-regional R&D and training of healthcare workers on rare diseases are crucial in Africa, writes Jackie Opara.
Halting polio re-emergence
Halting polio re-emergence African nations should invest in routine immunisation to halt the resurgence of polio, writes Francis Kokutse.
Tackling inequities in oral health
The consequences of oral diseases when left untreated are dire.
Turning the suicide tide in Africa
Poverty, breakdown of social support and underlying mental health conditions are responsible for the uptick in suicide in Africa.
Struggling to end open defecation
Africa will likely miss the SDG target of ending open defecation by 2030 as basic sanitation remains lacking.
Nigeria eyes HPV vaccine rollout
Nigeria plans to include HPV vaccines in routine immunisation to curb cervical cancer but costs remain prohibitive.
Preventing the next pandemic
About 60 per cent of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses and scientists say a one-health approach is effective in curbing the spread of these diseases.
The cost of endometriosis
One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis – a condition that manifests as pelvic pains and is associated with excruciating periods.
Building expertise for cancer management
The acute shortage of medical workers in oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa contributes to high rates of deaths in the region.
Traditional medicine fueling cancer deaths
Cancer deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa could reach one million a year by 2030. Is a cancer care transformation on the horizon?
Monkeypox surveillance needed
Good surveillance and diagnostics are central to containing monkeypox which is spreading rapidly worldwide.
Sickle cell screening urged
Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects babies in Africa, but many go undiagnosed due to lack of screening.
Improve antibiotics access to beat ‘silent pandemic’
The ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance can be beaten by improving access to treatment, new research says.
Fighting childhood cancer
With inaction, Africa risks having 50 per cent of the world’s childhood cancer cases by 2050, says a report.
Bed net boost for malaria battle
A bed net treated with the insecticide chlorfenapyr, which immobilises mosquitoes, proves effective in trials.
Affordable genome decoding
A project analysing genetic materials of microbes at a cheaper cost could be key to tackling disease outbreaks.
Single shot to prevent cervical cancer
A single-dose HPV vaccine could be effective in preventing cervical cancer, a conference has heard.
WHO war on neglected tropical diseases
World Health Assembly rolls out new plan to tackle 20 neglected tropical diseases by 2030.
Mental health issues
Creating an affordable, accessible and sound mental health policy to solve life issues in Africa.
From brain drain to brain gain
Folakemi Odedina, a US-based professor who hails from Nigeria, is building cancer research capacity in Africa.
Lab-produced antibodies
Sub-Saharan Africa must increase access to life-saving, laboratory-produced antibodies, writes Yolanda Moyo.
Public role in disease detection
A community-based system detects 26 per cent of suspected vaccine-preventable diseases, a study says.
Africa Science Focus
Welcome to the first episode of the new SciDev.Net programme, Africa Science Focus.
Tackling devastating childbirth injury
A centre of excellence is urgently needed in Africa to tackle obstetric fistula in women, a study says.
Combatting COVID-19
An expert urges African nations to conduct simulation exercises on COVID-19 as a preparedness strategy.
Senegal’s secret ‘vaginal tobacco’
Women use tobacco concoction for sexual pleasure or conception, but the risks are high, writes Fo-Koffi Djamessi.
Men’s health ‘at risk’ from concubinage
Negative cultural practices such as having many concubines are harming African men’s reproductive health, study finds
Test kits for resistance surveillance?
Rapid diagnostic tests could complement antimalarial drug resistance surveillance efforts, a study says.
Ebola: a global emergency?
Critics say WHO’s failure to raise the outbreak’s status will stymie international support.
Good sanitation as medicine?
Investing in addressing Africa’s sanitation challenges will spur disease prevention, argues Gilbert Nakweya.
Tech for universal health coverage
Technologies can spur universal health coverage in Africa but they need to be adapted to the local context.
Solve Africa’s C-section deaths
African policymakers should urgently implement strategies to halt deaths resulting from C-section.
Two better than one against fatal disease
Combination therapy is 88 per cent effective against coinfection of HIV and kala-azar, a fatal disease.
Lack of progress against meningitis
Over the past 25 years, there was little progress against meningitis unlike measles and tetanus.
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