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Claudia Lacave

In Ghana, a divided town turns out for HPV vaccination

In northern Ghana, a long-running conflict has made access to healthcare in the town of Bawku increasingly difficult, but that hasn’t stopped health services from successfully rolling out the area’s first human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign.

16 Dec 2025
9 min read
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Conflict & humanitarianSpotlight on conflict and fragilityHPV
Hamidu Hikmatu, the nurse in charge of the Patelmi CHPS centre, walks past a wall riddled with bullet holes at the back of the health facility. Credit: Claudia LaCave/Hans Lucas
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Student Hagar Afriyie carries out synthetic organic chemistry reactions. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

Medicines for Africa: with cutting-edge research, Ghana is at the forefront

24 Jul 2025
10 min read
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Made in AfricaMalariaTuberculosis
Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano signs yellow fever vaccination records in his office. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

Ghana confronts the challenge of financing pneumococcal vaccination after Gavi

19 Mar 2025
6 min read
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Pneumococcal
Dr Fredrick Mutisya using the Antimicro.ai platform in Nairobi, Kenya, to predict bacterial resistance to antibiotics in real time, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

How AI is transforming health care in Kenya amid rapid innovation

30 Oct 2024
6 min read
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InnovationSpotlight on innovation
Fredric Nganga places the samples in a shaker, under the watchful eyes of Dr Florence Mutua. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

Scientists in Kenya warn toxin in corn could increase the risk of cervical cancer

28 Mar 2024
5 min read
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HPVGender equalityOutbreaks
Philis Mastili learned last year that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and is now on the path to remission. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

In Kenya, the fight against cervical cancer gains ground at long last

21 Mar 2024
9 min read
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HPVGender equality
Near the town of Laisamis, in northern Kenya, there is an area which retains a great deal of water, producing a lot of mosquitoes. Credit: Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas

Malaria is thriving in Kenya thanks to climate change

19 Sep 2023
5 min read
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MalariaClimate change
 
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