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With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity.
While the West's health diplomacy in Africa tends to be vertical and targeted at diseases, China's has typically been horizontal, infrastructure-based and recipient-led.
The recollections of a young MSF doctor provide a refreshing take on the humanitarian aid worker experience.
Why has malaria proven so hard to beat?
In areas where electricity is unreliable or equipment is scarce, low-cost infant warmers could help keep low-weight newborns alive.
The National Health Bill will see an increased proportion of the national budget spent on health. However, it also contains some dangerous clauses.
In rural Uganda, small motorcycles are being used as ambulances in a bid to make emergency healthcare accessible to those in need.
With the expiration of the MDGs fast approaching, Think Africa Press asks a panel of experts what direction the next set of goals should take to help Africa develop.
A trend is emerging in southern Zambia of preachers claiming to be able to cure HIV/AIDS and telling followers to stop taking medication to prove their faith.
A new public-private partnership is trying to reduce the price and extend the availability of a long-term, reversible contraceptive device.
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