Africa

Teaching pharmacy students in Namibia

Newcastle-based pharmacist Nicola Rudall took a career break to teach clinical pharmacy to students in Namibia, in south-western Africa. Here, she describes the challenges she encountered and why this role is so vital.…

Global agency seeks US$1bn to support people caught up in humanitarian crises

The World Health Organization wants to raise more than US$1bn to meet the health needs of millions caught up in Syrian and other crises.…

A pharmacist’s journey through the Ebola epidemic

Pharmacist Claire Liew is currently volunteering at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. She explains how the disease has affected everyday life.…

WHO appeals for US$1bn to help deliver medical aid

The World Health Organization is appealing for more than US$1bn to meet the health needs of 21 million people in Syria, Iraq, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.…

Ebola vaccine tested in 60 volunteers shows immune response

An Ebola vaccine being developed by GlaxoSmithKline and the US National Institutes of Health is well tolerated and generates an immune response, according to initial testing of the vaccine in 60 healthy volunteers.…

Cost of vaccines becoming unaffordable in developing countries, charity warns

The cost of vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization has gone up 68-fold over the past 13 years, according to international aid charity Médecins sans Frontières.…

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s top 5 comment pieces of 2014

Benedict Lam takes a look back on the most popular and talked about comment pieces of 2014…

Maize growth is the real reason why malaria is a problem in Africa

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Finding patient zero

Advances in molecular techniques make it easier to track down the first patient to be infected with a disease while it is still useful.…

Depot contraceptive linked to increased risk of HIV infection

Analysis finds the long acting birth control injection could increase the risk of HIV infection in women, with the highest risk observed in sex workers.…