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Invasive mosquito species could bring more malaria to Africa’s urban areas

October 21, 2020October 20, 2020 The African Mirror 0 Comments Anopheles stephensi, CLIFFORD MUTERO, JEREMY HERREN, malaria, mosquito

JEREMY HERREN, Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology CLIFFORD MUTERO, Consultant Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and

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Crippled by lake’s fluoride waters, Kenyan women struggle to survive

October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 The African Mirror 0 Comments Ester Yokoi, fluoride waters, Lake Baringo

DOMINIC KIRUI FOR 50 years, Ester Yokoi has been drinking water from Kenya’s Lake Baringo, and for 50 years it

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Training can improve patient and health worker safety in sub-Saharan Africa

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 The African Mirror avoidable deaths, health worker safety, Medical technology, patient safety, Sub-Saharan Africa

MEDICAL technology has made great advances. Yet, patients are often harmed while receiving medical care. Globally four out of 10

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Pulmonary hypertension: why creating awareness is key in Africa

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 The African Mirror deadly condition, elevated blood pressure, GERALD J. MAARMAN, Pulmonary hypertension

PULMONARY hypertension is elevated blood pressure that occurs exclusively in the lungs. It is a deadly condition that affects an

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How smartphones could help improve child health in Malawi

October 7, 2020October 6, 2020 The African Mirror child health, Malawi, smartphones

GRIPHIN BAXTER CHIRAMBOADAMSON S. MUULABO ANDERSSONCIARA HEAVINJOHN O’DONOGHUEMATTHEW THOMPSONYVONNE O’CONNOR MANY low- and middle-income countries, such as Malawi, continue to

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Zambian study points to why some mothers don’t carry on taking HIV drugs

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 The African Mirror Antiretroviral therapy, ART, HIV, mother to child, WHO

THERE are more than 85,000 children living with HIV in Zambia. The primary source of infection is from mother to

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How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts

October 3, 2020October 2, 2020 The African Mirror COVID-19, human history, pandemics, plagues

BEFORE March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore.

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Insights into how the US abortion gag rule affects health services in Kenya

October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 The African Mirror Global Gag Rule, health services, Kenya, Mexico City Policy, US abortion gag rule

BONIFACE USHIE, Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center SARA E CASEY, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center