Health
Medicinal cannabis company operating in Zimbabwe hits £18.3 million funding target
By Esther Nakkazi Eco Equity, the UK-based medicinal cannabis, owned by private equity fund vehicle JPD Capital achieved its £18.3m...
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Management of Woody Weeds in Baringo County may yield significant livelihood benefits
A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may...
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Life Beyond the Pandemic
Most of Africa will start rolling out the first COVID-19 vaccines this month, hopefully spelling the beginning of the end...
Read moreGates Foundation promises funding inspite of South Africa variant news
By Esther Nakkazi The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has expressed disappointment at the news of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the...
Read moreNew Loan Guarantee Facility Unlocks $30M for Private Sector Healthcare in Africa during COVID-19
By Esther Nakkazi A new emergency loan guarantee facility for private primary health care providers in Africa with more than...
Read moreAfrica’s largest clinical trial on COVID-19 treatment launches in 13 countries
DNDi and its partners will launch a 13 country clinical trial in Africa (including Uganda) for mild cases of COVID-19...
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How Mauritius Fought the COVID-19 Pandemic and Won
By Esther Nakkazi Mauritius, which hosts over 1.3 million tourists annually and has a relatively aging population with a high...
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First medical training school to be opened in Sudan rebel-held territory next year
By Esther Nakkazi Last week Dr. Tom Catena the only surgeon for approximately 1.3 million people in the Nuba Mountains...
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A rare blood group called Dante protects against malaria
Researchers have found that people with a rare blood group called Dantu are protected from malaria. Dantu is a type...
Read moreVouchers in private medical facilities improve maternal and newborn health
By Esther Nakkazi After working in the public sector for over two decades, Grace Oling, a trained midwife decided to...
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