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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tariromakadzange
- Aug 27
- 5 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Aug 14
- 7 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Aug 6
- 7 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Jul 30
- 3 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Feb 15
- 5 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Feb 8
- 4 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 min
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,...
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tariromakadzange
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Sep 21, 2022
- 7 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Sep 12, 2022
- 5 min
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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tariromakadzange
- Sep 1, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Aug 25, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Aug 11, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Aug 4, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Jul 27, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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tariromakadzange
- May 29, 2022
- 4 min
Déjà vu: Africa, sex, virus!
It almost felt like an 80’s rerun seeing the headlines on the monkeypox cases that have arisen in Europe and North America. The articles...
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