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    Malaria poses a major public health threat in Africa, with advancements in antimalarial drugs, mosquito control, and vaccines offering hope.

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    Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, particularly in Africa where the prevalence is disproportionately high due to factors such as limited access to healthcare resources, poverty, and co-infections like HIV/AIDS, which contributes to the high TB burden on the continent.

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    Research funding remains a major challenge for researchers working in universities and institutions in Africa.

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    A renewed effort in genomic research could provide new genomic data from understudied populations and pave the way to equity in health care.

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    Following the recent declaration from the World Health Organization that the ongoing monkeypox (now named mpox) outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the editorial teams at Nature Portfolio have curated a collection of relevant articles.

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    Even though COVID-19 brought the world’s attention to infectious diseases, Africa had already been grappling with them for a long time.

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    Food security is a challenge for the whole world, but it is often felt most acutely in sub-Saharan Africa due to various challenges.

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