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Namibia blames COVID for poor academic results

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The 2022 senior secondary certificate exams in Namibia have seen poor results as the government cited COVID-19 as a contributing factor. The Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary level is a…

Ghana makes progress in malaria elimination

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Ghana has seen a year-on-year decrease in malaria cases over 2022, shows data from the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP). The country has recorded a total of 3,745,398 confirmed malaria…

Measles outbreak declared as South African classrooms reopen

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has warned measles cases could surge in South Africa as classrooms reopen. The NICD confirmed that from epidemiological week 40 of 2022 to…

University of Manitoba, Africa to study mpox

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The University of Manitoba has partnered with the Congolese National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) to conduct a multi-faceted study on monkeypox. The study aims to investigate monkeypox spread outside of…

Antibiotic-resistant Gonorrhea emerges in Kenya

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Researchers have discovered a new strain of antibiotic-resistant Gonorrhea in Nairobi and are urging the government to reassess treatment plans. The study, conducted by researchers from the Kenya Medical Research…

New global alliance strives to end AIDS in children by 2030

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UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have entered a partnership to bridge the disparity gap in AIDS response globally and prevent new infant HIV infections. Globally, only half…

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Commonwealth leaders have met to discuss anti-microbial resistance (AMR) and the serious threat it poses to human, animal, plant and environmental health, as well as food safety and food security.…