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New Project to Improve Primary Health Care in Ethiopia

On October 21, JSI, in partnership with Amref Health Africa and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched a project…

2 years ago

Key stakeholders call for regular handwashing to mitigate hygiene diseases

KAMPALA – Uganda, just like any other country has often been on the verge of infectious diseases like Covid-19 and…

2 years ago

They thought we all had Covid, say TB patients

Covid-19 and TB are both respiratory infections that can be transmitted by a person with the disease who may release…

2 years ago

Experts warn over rising cases of joint pain disease

Orthopaedic surgeons have sounded an alarm over the rising prevalence of arthritis in Kenya, with an estimated nine million people,…

2 years ago

Biospectal Partners with Amref Health Africa to Extend Global Access to Blood Pressure Management

Largest health NGO in Africa to launch Mobile Remote Patient Monitoring hypertension management pilot program using Biospectal’s OptiBP blood pressure…

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Fourth Uganda Health Worker Dies as Ebola Spreads

KAMPALA — Uganda’s ministry of health says a fourth health worker has died from the spreading Ebola outbreak that has killed…

2 years ago

Enhance regional collaboration in a bid to improve health outcomes

What you need to know: With several new vaccines on the horizon, we need to assess what has worked and…

2 years ago

Amref Joins the Governing Board for the new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR).

With the continued threat of global health emergencies, there has been an increasing need to step-up investments to strengthen the…

2 years ago

Lessons learnt from Covid collaboration across Africa are critical for future healthcare partnerships

The past two-and-a-half years of the Covid-19 pandemic have marked a watershed moment for Africa, sparking a level of health…

2 years ago

Stop and reverse the decline in immunization for Zero-Dose children

Worldwide 25 million children missed out on one or more doses of life-saving vaccines in 2021, while 18 million have…

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