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South Africa produces first local vaccine to combat foot-and-mouth disease
The country is facing its worst outbreak of the illness that infects cattle herds. But the first locally-produced vaccine could...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia declares end of Marburg outbreak that killed nine
Ethiopia has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after the...
Read moreDetailsU.S. and Ivory Coast sign $487 million health agreement
Ivory Coast has signed a major bilateral health agreement with the United States aimed at strengthening the country’s health system...
Read moreDetailsUS signs $228 mln deal with Rwanda for health in new aid model
The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year deal for the provision of $228 million for the health sector...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia says death toll from Marburg virus outbreak rises to 6
The death toll from a Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia has risen to six, state-run news agency reported on Wednesday....
Read moreDetailsChina pledges $3.5 million for South Africa’s HIV response
China has pledged $3.49 million to support HIV prevention services in South Africa over the next two years under a...
Read moreDetailsNGO accuses Nestle of higher added sugar in baby products sold in Africa
Swiss NGO Public Eye on Tuesday accused Nestle of double standards by alleging that the company sells infant cereal in Africa...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia says three dead in Marburg virus outbreak
Three people confirmed to have contracted the Marburg virus have died, while another three deaths are suspected to be linked...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa starts clinical trials on first locally developed oral cholera vaccine
Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Tuesday have launched clinical trials on the first domestically manufactured vaccine in over...
Read moreDetailsNigeria deploys 4 Technical Aid Corps volunteers to Sierra Leone
The Nigerian government has officially handed over four Technical Aid Corps volunteers to the government of the Republic of Sierra...
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