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Finding Scientific, Innovative Ways to Accelerate Women's Health

Healthcare for women is moving forward but science and innovation can accelerate women's healthcare even more, writes Nontobeko Mlambo for AllAfrica.

At this year's Grand Challenges meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, under the theme Science Saves Lives, experts gathered to reflect on the past, and plan for the future.

Africa: Finding Scientific and Innovative Ways to Accelerate Women's Healthcare

allAfrica, 14 November 2023

Healthcare for women is moving forward, from having their sexual and reproductive rights left out of many countries' policies to having access to contraceptives and health services… Read more »
South Africa: Screen and Treat Essential to Beat Cervical Cancer

UCT, 2 November 2023

In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) publicised a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. To achieve this goal, the… Read more »
Africa: Bill Gates Talks Gene Drives, mRNA, and U.S.$40m in Science Funding

allAfrica, 31 October 2023

Infectious diseases continue to be the major causes of deaths in Africa. The burden of existing, emerging and re-emerging diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, cholera,… Read more »
Africa: Off-Track Cervical Cancer Progress Risks 70,000 Deaths Every Year in Africa

WHO-AFRO, 31 August 2023

About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to… Read more »
Africa: Women's Health Services Still Suffering From Covid

SciDev.Net, 14 March 2022

Women's health services are far from fully being restored following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Read more »