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Two thirds of deaths across the world go completely unrecorded, a major problem for public health. But a new mobile phone app for ‘verbal autopsies’ could help plan essential health interventions in Malawi.
over 10 years ago
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The international focus on the Ebola outbreak has raised concern that other killer diseases like malaria and measles have been neglected, writes the BBC’s Anne Soy.
about 9 years ago
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Edger Mulili, 18, says he owes his life to a $5 a month government health insurance scheme, which millions of Kenyans are being encouraged to join, writes Anne Soy.
over 7 years ago
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A new study suggests mothers in Kenya face widespread pressure to kill their disabled children.
over 5 years ago
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Early measures have been hailed by some but governments must start getting more data, reports Anne Soy.
almost 4 years ago
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The continent of a billion people has had fewer deaths than the UK despite the generally fragile health systems.
over 3 years ago
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Africa will have to wait “weeks if not months” before getting WHO-approved vaccines, officials say.
over 3 years ago
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Mwai Kibaki ended 40 years of one-party rule but his 2007 re-election sparked nationwide violence.
about 2 years ago
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The controversial deal to send migrants from the UK to Rwanda is good news for its hospitality business.
almost 2 years ago
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It is proving more difficult to deal with as vaccines are not available for a rare strain of the virus.
over 1 year ago
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In a sign of growing tensions, Rwanda says it took “defensive action” against a plane in its airspace.
over 1 year ago
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Nearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.
about 1 year ago
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A $5bn transport project, funded by Chinese loans, is in danger of becoming a white elephant.
7 months ago
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The British Empire brutally suppressed an uprising in Kenya in the 1950s. Its victims cannot forget.
6 months ago
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Sudan’s conflict, which appears to have entered a new phase, has left millions needing help.
4 months ago
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A lorry carrying gas exploded, “igniting a huge ball of fire”, with houses and apartments reported hit.
3 months ago
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Paul Mackenzie, accused of starving his followers to death, pleads not guilty.
3 months ago
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People pay their respects at the funeral of world record holder Kelvin Kiptum who died at 24.
2 months ago
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Nadeem Anjarwalla’s family say he left “lawfully” but the authorities say he had a “smuggled passport”.
about 1 month ago
