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Health in Africa

Breaking free: How several initiatives are helping Africa get better healthcare
If you are an African, you are likely to live shorter than people elsewhere. Credit: Getty Images
Four projects of differing nature in different countries
December 06, 2018
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Science & Technology

Technology is driving smarter access to healthcare in Africa
Technology empowers the individual to decide when and where to seek care. Credits: Getty Images
In the context of the global push for UHC by 2030, the implementation of a digital platform …
November 30, 2018
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Health

Low public funding in health exacerbates poverty, says Nigerian health minister

Africa healthcare
Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole talks to Bennett Oghifo about the country's …
November 30, 2018
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Health in Africa

Health interventions can help reduce burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
About 1.5 billion people are infected with NTDs worldwide, with Africa accounting for nearly 40 per cent. Credits: Getty Images
The challenges to NTD elimination in Africa are multifaceted, but political commitments and …
November 29, 2018
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Blogs

Joseph K Wang'ombe
Joseph K Wang'ombe

The solution for Africa’s health problem is in basing health outside of disease
Volker Winkler
Volker Winkler

Africa's non-communicable disease burden likely to worsen without political will
Jamillah Mwanjisi
Jamillah Mwanjisi

Decaying health sector is a chronic problem for Somalia

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Climate Change

Problems faced by the Bahima, a nomadic pastoral community of Uganda

Elizabeth Katushabe, a cattle keeper from Uganda, talks to Down To Earth about erratic weather patterns, which is affecting the cattle reared by the Bahima community