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Sheer volume of misinformation risks diverting focus from fighting coronavirus
Getty ImagesTo manage the COVID-19 pandemic, be it from a personal, national or global perspective, we rely on a constant stream of information. A plethora of dashboards have appeared globally that...
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Why a campaign to champion all vaccines matters now more than ever
Vaccines are some of the most equitable and cost-effective health interventions available. ranplett/GettyImagesWorld Immunisation Week is celebrated in the last week of April every year. The aim is to...
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Coronavirus: corruption in health care could get in the way of Nigeria's...
A health worker collecting sample test kits from a nurse during a community COVID-19 testing campaign in Lagos. Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSince President Muhammadu Buhari...
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We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi's slum residents. What we...
Grafitti artists from Mathare Roots Youth Organisation pose in front of their latest mural advocating safety practices to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Nairobi/KenyaTONY KARUMBA/AFP via...
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African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered
Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg.Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty ImagesMany countries, including South Africa...
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Kenya can't afford to neglect people with underlying conditions during COVID-19
A public health worker takes details from a man volunteering to be tested for COVID-19 in the bustling Kawangware market in Nairobi. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty ImagesKenya is facing a double burden of...
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Mobile technology can improve access to healthcare in Nigeria -- if it's...
Lack of technology infrastructure is a barrier to mobile healthcare in Nigeria Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that digital and mobile...
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Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work
Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty ImagesSouth Africa was put under strict social and economic lockdown on 26 March. By the end of April the government...
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South Africa’s COVID-19 testing strategy needs urgent fixing: here's how to...
A Johannesburg resident receiving a testing swab for COVID-19 at a screening and testing drive. Luca Sola/AFPviaGettyImagesThe COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa is now in its exponential phase. Cases...
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We found high UV doses at high-altitude hiking trails in Reunion and Cape Town
A couple taking in the view from Table Mountain, Cape Town.Getty ImagesUltraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is important for life on earth and especially for humans. In animals UV radiation is...
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Lockdowns and research: what we lost and what we stand to gain
GettyImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic – and the resulting lockdowns – have had a major impact on research at institutions across the world, and universities in particular.Research is one of the pillars of...
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Community based workers can help disabled people access services during COVID-19
Health workers go door-to-door to screen for COVID-19 in Pretoria, South Africa. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesPeople with disabilities face stigma because of their impairments. They are...
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Lessons in explaining viruses to the public: rely on the science
A woman walks past a graffiti by Anthony Kihoro in Kenya sensitising people about the coronavirus.Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAt this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
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Why malaria treatment shouldn't take a back seat to COVID-19
Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria.ShutterstockRidding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already...
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Why more must be done to fight bogus COVID-19 cure claims
A bottle of Covid Organics, a herbal tea that authorities in Madagascar gave to students.Photo by Rijasolo/AFP via Getty ImagesFake and bogus cure claims are a longstanding, but neglected public health...
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Coronavirus pandemic holds lessons for South Africa's universal health care...
A healthcare worker collecting a swab for a COVID-19 test from a community member. AFP via Getty ImagesThe National Health Insurance (NHI) has become an idealistic concept known as “imaginary”. It’s...
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Explainer: Kenya's struggle with the neglected tropical disease myiasis
Myiasis is an infestation of organs and tissue caused by the larvae of flies.ShutterstockSince mid-2019, the people of Murang’a County in Kenya have experienced what they call “a mysterious worm...
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How South Africa's health system could take a hit from pandemic lawsuits
A health worker drags an electrocardiograph at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg. Michele SpatariI/AFP via Getty ImagesAs the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, there’s been an...
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COVID-19 and gene editing: ethical and legal considerations
A researcher performs a CRISPR/Cas9 process at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine in Germany . Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesResearchers are racing against time to find...
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A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments
Women and children wait to be treated at a health clinic in northern Burkina Faso. Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty ImagesWith ageing come many benefits, including freedom, wisdom, perspective, and – in...
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