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COVID-19: how lockdowns affected health access in African and Asian slums
Densely populated areas, like Mathare in Kenya, enable viruses to spread rapidly. Billy Mutai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe tight movement restrictions introduced around the world to curb...
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Why Kenya's pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark
People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty ImagesKenya has made several reforms in recent years intended to expand health service coverage to a wider population, and...
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Why Nigeria can't fix its development agenda: and where the solutions lie
Children playing in a village in Ondo state in Nigeria.ShutterstockNigeria has an estimated population of about 206 million, making it the seventh most populous country in the world. The country’s...
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Small efforts can protect farmers from pesticides. insights from Zambia
An insecticide being mixed.Photo by Ann Johansson/Corbis via Getty ImagesVegetable production, tomato production in particular, is an important source of income for many smallholder farmers in Zambia....
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The benefits of integrating the diagnosis of depression and diabetes treatment
Depression screening must happen in the chronic care clinics.GettyImagesMany low- and middle-income countries have a large treatment gap for common mental disorders, including depression. Malawi, where...
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Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control COVID-19
Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory....
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Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study
Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria.GettyImagesGonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This infection affects 87 million people...
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How to get Malawian men more involved in antenatal care - and why it matters
Male involvement antenatal care helps with the uptake of services and retention in care of both the mother and her baby.Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesWhen men are excluded from antenatal (prenatal)...
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COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy
The increasingly well-coordinated global anti-vaccine movement has repurposed itself to challenge the very reality of COVID-19.Hasan Esen/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesIt has been nine months since...
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COVID-19 in South Africa: who should get tested, and what's available
Laboratory testing still plays a vital role in the diagnosis and the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africa has passed the peak of the infection curve,...
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How ending polio in Africa has had positive spinoffs for public health
The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty ImagesPolio is a highly infectious disease. It’s caused by a virus that enters...
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South Africa is testing digital technology to detect outbreaks of respiratory...
shutterstockGlobal mobility has increased and the world has become more connected. But this comes with a greater risk of the spread of respiratory diseases, particularly pneumonia, which is a leading...
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The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to COVID-19....
Spatial applications show where the COVID-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/ShutterstockThe value and potential of...
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As the malaria season begins in southern Africa, COVID-19 complicates the...
Mosquitoes and parasites do not respect country borders.CDC/James GathanTwo of the nine global public health awareness days are associated with malaria: World Malaria Day, observed on 25 April, and...
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Traditional healing in South Africa needs spaces designed for the purpose
Mona Market in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa operates on the third week of every month when traders set up temporary dwellings for the four days.Gary StaffordAfrican traditional medicine and its...
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COVID-19 might have reversed the war against a serious parasitic disease
Prevention and control measures like insecticide spraying have been hampered by lockdowns.Sia Kambou / AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has turned the clock back by years in the fight against...
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Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's COVID-19 track and...
Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps.Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe most effective way to stop the spread of a virus is to prevent contact with everyone who is...
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Children are going hungry, and their futures are on the line. Evidence from...
COVID-19 has exacerbated an already precarious food situationShutterstockAs the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to spread and countries take steps to contain it, millions of people have lost sources of...
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Strong leadership fought COVID-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness...
A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAfrican countries are still reeling from the...
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Getting people more active is key to better health: here are 8 areas for...
Experts say encouraging physical activity should be a priorityGetty ImagesAfrica is facing an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases. The lack of physical activity is a risk factor for most of...
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