When Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke recently at the African Union’s annual summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he underscored two of the things about which he is most passionate: the African people and clean energy, or more precisely, the need…
Liberian Bat Carries Ebola Virus, The First In West Africa
Liberian health officials say that the deadly Ebola virus, the reason for the epidemics, was found in a West African bat, the first in the region. This isn’t the first time it was seen in bats, though, as the animals has…
As cancer tears through Africa, drug makers draw up a battle plan
In a remarkable initiative modelled on the campaign against AIDS in Africa, two major pharmaceutical companies, working with the American Cancer Society, will steeply discount the prices of cancer medicines in Africa. Under the new agreement, the companies — Pfizer,…