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Extreme heat increasing pregnancy complications - survey

A survey of more than 1,000 healthcare workers raises the alarm on heat-related pregnancy complications and harm to babies.

9 Oct 2026

4 min read

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A doctor performs a regular check up of a pregnant woman at a hospital in Attapeu province, Laos. Extreme heat is increasing the risks faced by pregnant women and their babies around the world. Copyright: ILO Asia-Pacific (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Researchers from low- and lower-middle-income countries will now be able to publish for free in Nature. Credit: nature.com

Nature article charges waived for global South authors

6 Feb 2023

4 min read

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A female anopheles mosquito. A study says machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research. Credit: James Gathany, USCDCP on Pixnio, (CC0 1.0)

AI tool ‘98 per cent correct’ to predict mosquitoes’ age

25 Jan 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Malaria

A laboratory technician performs HIV viral load (VL) tests at a molecular biology laboratory in Maputo province, Mozambique. Credit: Ricardo Franco/CDC, CC BY 2.0

Q&A: Africa’s new order for achieving health security

13 Jan 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Innovation

Polio vaccination campaign in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria in 2019. Conflicts such as those in north eastern Nigeria can hinder immunisation efforts. Credit: Rotary International

The peril of polio control in shadow of war

22 Dec 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Polio Conflict & humanitarian

A man holding his smartphone. Credit: Anaya Katlego on Unsplash

Smartphone operated tool uses light beam to detect malaria

19 Dec 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Malaria

Maternal care in Hargeisa, Somalia. Despite progress on women’s health and rights in the last 50 years, stark inequalities remain in access to contraceptives and health services to support safe pregnancy and birth, a special report says. Credit: Sarah Bones/CARE. (CC BY 2.0).

Drugs companies must address ‘chronic neglect’ of women

15 Dec 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality Market shaping

COVID-19 prevented the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in some countries. Copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (CC BY 2.0).

Renewed malaria push needed after COVID-19 setback

12 Dec 2022

3 min read

Cross-posts Malaria COVID-19

A very tiny insulin syringe. Copyright: Pearlsa, (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Scale-up insulin access urgently, drugmakers told

7 Oct 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Explainer Research summary

Communities affected by the floods in Pakistan are now vulnerable to various diseases. Copyright: Research and Development Foundation.

Flood-hit Pakistan faces spread of infectious diseases

12 Sep 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

Bats at the Kitaka mine in Uganda. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces, and material. Copyright: WHO /Christopher Black

Africa braces against Marburg virus after Ghana cases

31 Aug 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Marburg

Scanning electron micrograph of monkeypox virus. Image captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility. Copyright: NIAID, CC BY 2.0

Monkeypox decision a shot in the arm for African health

23 Aug 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Mpox

A doctor interviews a patient during a cholera outbreak in Chuadanga in Bangladesh. Copyright: CDC Global (CC BY 2.0). This image has been cropped.

Scientists urge close monitoring of cholera variants

21 Jul 2022

3 min read

Cross-posts Cholera Pandemic preparedness

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