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Why blood, Africa’s ‘Liquid Gold’, is the continent’s most neglected infrastructure
Most blood-related deaths in Africa are not caused by complex medical conditions,…
GBS and newborn meningitis: Why Kenya’s data tells only part of the story
GBS is hiding in plain sight. The data does not show it.…
This new drug is for the HIV negative; it is not a vaccine or cure – CS Aden Duale
Lenacapavir targets those most at risk: discordant couples, sex workers, men who have…
Beyond the lab: The race to have GBS vaccines reach every mother, everywhere
For low-income countries, life-saving vaccines often arrive decades late. Scientists are now…
Together from the start: Tanzania unveils Zero Separation Care for mothers and newborns
A key inclusion in the unit is a Kangaroo Father Care (KFC)…
Hiding in plain sight: Inside Kenya’s 10-year march to defeating kala-azar
Asymptomatic patients and climate change silently drive 70 per cent of new…
GBS: The hidden bacteria driving maternal sepsis and stillbirths, yet rarely tested
Each year, 134,000 babies are born prematurely in Kenya, which has no…
From Womb to Ward: How hidden bacteria in pregnancy invade a baby’s lungs, blood & brain
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is Kenya's silent killer: undetected, undocumented, and invisible…
Maternal vaccine to curb stillbirths, preterm babies now within reach
Instead of catching Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria during labour, a vaccine given…
