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Technology can help people manage their diabetes – case study shows it's not...
Getty ImagesNon-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death globally. There’s no cure for most of them, such as diabetes. Rather, they’re controlled through lifelong medical treatment as well...
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Lessons from a diabetes clinic in Malawi: why everyone should follow a...
Many people with diabetes did not follow a healthy diet.ShutterstockDiabetes mellitus is common in Malawi: over 268,000 adults live with the disease, and the number is expected to double in the next 20...
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How Nigeria can break the culture of silence around women's reproductive...
A woman gets her blood pressure checked at a camp for internally displaced people in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty ImagesTalking about the reproductive system has always...
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COVID-19: how the lockdown has affected the health of the poor in South Africa
Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked substantial damage on human lives and the economy in South Africa. But the impact...
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South Africa needs a plan to protect children's health beyond COVID-19
Children's health and nutrition is severely affected by the pandemic. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has been a head-on challenge to even the most solid health systems in the...
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African health research needs support: here's one programme that's working
Investment health-related research is not adequate.GettyImagesAfrican countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with HIV...
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What South Africa is doing to protect and share traditional medicine resources
The Faraday Muti Market, a popular African traditional medicine market in downtown Johannesburg. Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesAfrican traditional medicine is gaining...
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How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa
A laboratory technician processes samples for testing COVID-19 at the Rwanda Biomedical Center in Kigali.Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important...
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Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
Nigerian scientists are working to better understand coronavirusAfrican Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious DiseaseBy the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about...
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South African universities need to know why students' suicide risk is so high
ShutterstockAn estimated 800,000 people die by suicide globally each year. It’s the second most common cause of death in people aged 15 to 29. University students around the globe are more at risk of...
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Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven RubinCardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are major causes of death and disability...
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Why halting the COVID-19 vaccine trial is part of the process
Pausing enrolment into a clinical trial is not unique to the COVID-19 vaccine.Luca Sola/AFP via Getty ImagesThis week the University of Oxford and Astra Zeneca temporarily postponed further vaccination...
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How false advertising misleads consumers in South Africa
Advertisers use images of muscular men and slender women to convince consumers to buy their products. Getty ImagesThe promise of health, losing weight, or increasing strength greets visitors to many...
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Locals must lead the way to African scientific capacity and solutions
GettyImagesAfrica bears a disproportionately high burden of globally significant diseases. But the continent has lagged in knowledge production to address its health challenges. There are a number of...
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Why access to decent toilets could help reduce sexual violence in South Africa
Many women in South Africa still don't have access to safe toilets.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty ImagesSouth Africa has exceedingly high rates of rape of women and girls by non-partners. It’s...
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COVID-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared
COVID-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared.Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesBased on official figures– which may be somewhat under reported – COVID-19 has not been...
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We looked at the link between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy in...
The country has one of the highest rates of rape in the world.Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesEarly unintended pregnancy can have negative consequences for adolescent girls and young women....
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Coping with COVID-19 need not derail progress against rabies
The canine vaccine is inexpensive and prevents transmission to people.Ulet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesBefore the emergence of the newest animal-borne disease, COVID-19, the world was in the last mile of...
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How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South...
Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty ImagesIn 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million deaths...
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How social security could make life better in South Africa after COVID-19
The country will take years to recover economically. Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesThe national state of disaster declared by the South African government on 15 March 2020 was a direct...
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