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Breaking the Cycle: Advancing Africa's Competitiveness in Global Clinical Research during a period of rapid change
There is a tremendous opportunity for transformation in Africa’s Life Sciences sector. Although the continent accounts for roughly 18% of...
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Feb 164 min read
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Redefining Africa's Scientific Legacy: From PEPFAR to AI's Future Promise
Africa’s history is steeped in rich traditions of innovation, exploration, and deep respect for nature. Long before colonial footprints...
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Oct 5, 20235 min read
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Unlocking Africa’s Scientific Potential : The Real Barriers We must Overcome
Over the past year, I've channeled considerable resources and energy into transforming a former peanut butter factory into a research...
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Aug 27, 20235 min read
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Generations at Risk: Navigating the Challenges of Adolescent HIV Infection in the Modern Era
Mai Tendai approaches Chipo, the young 23-year-old mother sitting on the clinic bench, cradling her baby son Tapiwa in her arms. Tapiwa's...
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Aug 14, 20237 min read
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Love to Loss and Hope: HIVs impact and the promise of treatment innovations
Upon her arrival at the clinic, Mai Tendai finds a line has already started to form. Among the crowd, she spots familiar faces, people...
tariromakadzange
Aug 6, 20237 min read
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From Dawn to Hope: A Journey of resilience and progress in HIV Therapy.
Reflections after attending the International AIDS Society 2023 Meeting in Brisbane Australia In the early hours, before dawn, Mai Tendai...
tariromakadzange
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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Zoonotic spillovers: H5N1 an old influenza A virus with new pandemic potential
In the last 150 years there have been at least 5 well documented influenza pandemics. The first was the 1889-1890 pandemic caused by H2N2...
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Feb 16, 20235 min read
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Resurgent Cholera epidemics in Malawi and Haiti – health system fragility, climate change and WASH.
Cholera pandemics first emerged in the 19th century from the Ganges delta in India. The bacteria Vibrio Cholerae (V. cholerae) spread,...
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Feb 9, 20234 min read
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Breast cancer survival - therapeutic advances but global disparities in access and outcomes.
Last month was breast cancer awareness month. As we reflected on the remarkable achievements that have been made to tackle this disease,...
tariromakadzange
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Ebola outbreak in Uganda – where is African science in the response?
Uganda continues to grapple with an outbreak of Ebola. The most clinically relevant strains of Ebola are Ebola Zaire and Ebola Sudan....
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Oct 18, 20224 min read
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Cervical Cancer – A vaccine preventable cancer with low vaccine uptake!
In pre-pandemic 2019, cancers were second to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of global disease burden. Cervical cancer, a...
tariromakadzange
Oct 4, 20225 min read
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A new Malaria vaccine – Can we finally conquer this challenging disease?
We recently heard the exciting news that a team from Oxford University had made significant advances in the development of a malaria...
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Sep 21, 20227 min read
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Measles: Rising cases for a vaccine preventable disease!
In April the WHO warned that measles cases had increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022. The countries with the highest reported...
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Sep 12, 20225 min read
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Ebola and Marburg virus disease – how long can these deadly viruses remain neglected?
Recent cases highlight the need to do more to strengthen early warning and detection systems and advance the development of a Marburg...
tariromakadzange
Sep 1, 20225 min read
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Monkeypox vaccine shortage – Can this be solved by mRNA vaccines ?
What lessons can be learned by Africa and its global partners as the continent expands vaccine manufacturing? As monkeypox vaccination...
tariromakadzange
Aug 25, 20225 min read
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New cases of Polio – should you be concerned?
In July a case of polio in an unvaccinated adult male was reported in New York; the first case in the US since 2013. Increased detection...
tariromakadzange
Aug 16, 20225 min read
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Antibiotic resistance in Africa. Are we paying enough attention?
Antimicrobial resistance is recognized by many national governments and the World Health Organization as one of the leading threats to...
tariromakadzange
Aug 11, 20225 min read
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Monkeypox vaccines? Can we get things right this time?
Vaccines have been incredibly effective in reducing the burden of infectious diseases globally. Vaccines contribute to our increased life...
tariromakadzange
Aug 4, 20225 min read
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Public Health in Africa: What is it?
I was recently asked to give a talk on public health in Africa. I didn’t know where to start or what to say. I think of myself as an...
tariromakadzange
Jul 27, 20227 min read
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Are vaccine mandates required in Africa? Shifting from vaccine inequality to vaccine hesitancy.
The first cases of a mysterious respiratory infection were in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. A novel disease known as COVID-19 caused by the...
tariromakadzange
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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