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How men can support maternal health: lessons from Rwanda
The stigma on men's involvement in maternal health is a significant barrier to their participation.GettyImagesRwanda has seen an improvement in public health over the past 20 years. The maternal health...
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COVID-19 affects men and women differently. It's important to track the data
Health workers collect data from a man before taking samples during Kenya's COVID-19 mass testing exercise.Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty ImagesThe African Population Health Research Centre, based in...
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South Africa needs to change direction on maternal health to solve child...
Children are eating too much poor nutrient quality food and too little of good nutrient quality food.ShutterstockWhen we think about nurturing healthy children, we need to adopt a life course approach...
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Nigeria at sixes and sevens on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Dr. Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives COVID-19 vaccineAdam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesNigeria has started to vaccinate people after receiving its first...
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Whose mental health suffered the most during COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria
Some Nigerians took to mass looting of warehouses containing COVID-19 food palliatives that were not distributed six months into lockdown. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty ImagesThe toll of the...
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First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa's TB problem
The WHO recommends that TB prevalence surveys be done in high burden countries. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesSouth Africa’s long-awaited tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey results were recently released....
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Attitudes towards abortion in the DRC suggest there are ways to overcome stigma
Abortion is highly stigmatised in the DRCJOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty ImagesIn the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), restrictive abortion laws, limited medical resources, and high costs – all...
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South African study gives insights into sexual health needs of people with...
GettyImagesFew people relish the prospect of using sexual and reproductive health services. Such encounters can be a bit awkward at best and – at worst – uncomfortable enough to discourage anyone from...
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Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here's a map to guide you
COVID-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries.ShutterstockMost developed countries are in the advanced stages of COVID-19 vaccination rollouts. But a large...
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Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in Africa. Here's how
Solar energy is an invaluable resource in rural areas like this facility in Gambia.Gavi/2018/Guido DingemansThere’s hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination...
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TB treatments are notoriously hard to stick to: shorter regimens offer a...
If left untreated, latent TB infection can progress to TB disease.Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty ImagesTuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of illness and death around the world. In 2019, 10 million...
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We tested claims that limiting alcohol advertising in South Africa would...
In December 2020 South Africa announced a new ban on alcohol sales. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty ImagesThe lockdown restrictions introduced in South Africa to curb the initial spread of COVID-19 in...
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Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more...
Hundreds of trees have been felled along Nairobi's Uhuru and Waiyaki highways to make space for a new expressway.CELINE CLERY/AFP via Getty ImagesThere’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the...
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Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint
Workers at India's biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet COVID-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty ImagesIndia has stepped up its...
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Why South Africa's HIV prevention programmes should include sex worker clients
Clients of sex workers may be key to reducing HIV transmission in South Africa.Justin SholkThere are around 150,000 sex workers in South Africa. The National Strategic Plan on HIV identifies sex...
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Kenyans with chronic kidney disease know diet is important. But many don't...
Patients on dialysis struggle to follow strict diets. GettyImagesChronic kidney disease is a condition that occurs when a person’s kidneys are damaged and can’t remove harmful waste from the blood....
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Turning findings into policy: six tips for researchers
Scientists and advocates around the world are in support of evidence-based, science-informed public policies. Joseph Gruber/ShutterstockThere has been tremendous growth in the number of studies on...
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South Africa bottom of the class for road safety? Here’s why this isn’t true
Onlookers gather on Queen Elizabeth bridge to look at a public transport bus that drove over the side of the bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa.Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty ImagesIn an average...
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Long-term care for the aged in Ghana is on the back burner. Here is how to...
Long term care for the aged in Ghana faces several hurdlesNathan Miller/USAID/Wikimedia CommonsProviding long-term care is a challenge to states around the world. In rich countries, supporting frail...
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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: the gaps, and...
A healthcare worker administers an Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to her colleague at Mutuini Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya on March 3, 2021Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...
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