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Medical Technology: Africa’s Number One Child Killer Pneumonia Diagnosed Through Smart Jacket
By Minnow Blythe | Jan 24, 2017 09:59 AM ESTCan a smart jacket stop the rampage of pneumonia in Africa?
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Is It The End Of Zika? Virus Quietly Spreads To Southwest Africa As Angola Reports Two New Cases
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 17, 2017 08:56 AM ESTOne year after the mainland U.S. has reported its first Zika virus and still, it still lingers. Now, Angola in Africa reports two new cases.
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Genetically Modified Malaria Vaccine Could Curb The Potentially-Fatal Mosquito-Borne Disease
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 06, 2017 11:11 AM ESTA genetically engineered malaria vaccine shows promise as a potent and effective vaccine against the potentially fatal disease.
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UN Sets New Goal in 2020, Calling Initiative as "90-90-90"
By Frida Sarpadi | Jul 21, 2016 10:31 AM EDTA study in East Africa shows that the goal of the United Nations (U.N.) to get seven of 10 patients with HIV virus to become more involved and proactive in the treatment process is “achievable.”
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New Mexico Announced Completion of Ebola Virus Monitoring Program
By Jenn Loro | Jan 15, 2016 09:28 AM ESTAfter the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) subsided in West Africa with no new cases confirmed, New Mexico Health Department lifted its monitoring policy over travelers who could have potentially contracted the virus
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Malaria Deaths in Africa Reduced by Almost Half, WHO Report Says
By Jenn Loro | Dec 10, 2015 08:49 AM ESTRecently published WHO Malaria Report revealed that malaria-caused fatalities dropped to almost half in Africa with Swaziland leading the progress in the region.
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Xiaomi will be retailing its phones in South Africa
By AC Azanza | Nov 02, 2015 08:34 AM ESTXiaomi will be retailing its phones in South Africa
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Canada Extends Helping Hands To West Africa For Fighting Ebola
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 28, 2014 12:19 PM ESTCanada will be sending 40 military medics to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak, according to reports. Meanwhile the country is also encouraging its health care workers to join the fight.
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CDC: Africa could be Polio-Free within the Near Future
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 21, 2014 10:42 AM ESTThe CDC reported that Africa is very close to becoming a polio-free continent.
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$28 Million Ebola Crisis Fund Set Up By Africa
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 10, 2014 10:23 AM ESTA crisis fund has been set up by the African Union, African Development Bank and regional business leaders to help areas hit by the Ebola outbreak, AU said in a statement.
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WHO Appointed New Africa Chief
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 05, 2014 11:06 AM ESTThe WHO has appointed Botswana doctor, Matshidiso Moeti, as the next Africa chief.
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HIV Epidemic Could Have Started in Kinshasa, Researchers Pinpointed
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 03, 2014 09:38 AM EDTA team of researchers reported that the HIV epidemic could have started in Kinshasa in the early 1920s.
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World Population Expected to Reach 11 Billion by 2100
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 18, 2014 02:05 PM EDTNew data suggest that the world population will reach 11 billion by the end of the century.
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Common European MRSA Originated In Africa, Research Finds
By Kamal Nayan | Aug 26, 2014 09:08 AM EDTThe predominant strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), that infects people in Europe and Middle East and northern Africa originated from a single sub-Saharan ancestor, according to a new research.
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Urbanization of Africa Could Boost Heart Disease, Diabetes Rates
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 30, 2014 11:41 AM EDTIncreasing urbanization of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to increased cases of heart disease and diabetes, a new study has found.
