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Vaccinating Africa against COVID-19: riding a roller coaster of poor information
South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders have publicly taken the vaccine to encourage others to do the same.Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty...
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We gathered rich insights into child survival in Kenya by mapping patterns...
A community health worker attends to a baby during a free mother and child clinic for the public. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty ImagesImprovements in child survival globally have been...
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It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes
Family members of COVID-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, IndiaPhoto by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...
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Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa
The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry.ShutterstockSouth Africa’s mining industry has long been an important part of the country’s economy. In 2020...
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Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme
Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the country. PixelCatchers via GettyImagesDiabetes is currently the ninth most common cause of death in the world. Around 420 million people or 6% of the world’s...
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Pilgrimage in a pandemic: lessons from Mecca on containing COVID-19
Muslim worshippers perform the evening Tarawih prayer during the fasting month of Ramadan around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, on April 13, 2021. AFP via Getty...
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TRIPS waiver: US support is a major step but no guarantee of COVID-19 vaccine...
Protesters gather in Cambridge to demand that AstraZeneca shares blueprints for its COVID-19 vaccine. Luciana Guerra/PA Images via Getty ImagesIn a momentous shift, the US recently agreed to support a...
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Ghana's road traffic problems have deep and spreading roots
Ghana is struggling to curb a surge in car accidentsShutterstockMuch has been written about the crashes, congestion and pollution on Ghana’s roads. Road injury is among the top 10 causes of deaths in...
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Push for COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver isn't a panacea: but it could nudge...
ShutterstockA new proposal, this time from the US, on how to open up access to vaccines against COVID-19 by relaxing patent rights, has added to an already complex and fraught debate between the World...
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Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: this might protect...
A healthcare worker performs a nasal swab as he tests a woman for COVID-19 in Bamako, Mali.Annie Risemberg/AFP via Getty ImagesBack at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, case numbers on the continent...
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People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all...
Political is necessary to lower deaths from cryptococcal meningitis.ShutterstockThembi Ngubane was a young woman who became famous through the American National Public Radio show Thembi’s AIDS Diary: A...
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Malaria control needs longer lasting repellents. We’re a step closer to...
Malaria infections can still occur outdoors.GettyImagesMalaria is one of the leading causes of illness and death around the world. The disease is primarily caused by the bite of mosquitoes carrying a...
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South Africa must ban sugary drinks sales in schools. Self regulation is failing
White River Primary school in South Africa, sponsored by Coca Cola.Roo Reynolds/FlickrIn 2017, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa voluntarily announced that it would stop supplying sugary beverages to...
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Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African...
A health worker administers an injection to a child below the age of one year during a routine immunisation at a health center in Kampala, Uganda.Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba via Getty ImagesIn a time when...
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How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
A vaccination site in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesSouth Africa has begun the second phase of its public vaccination campaign, targeting people aged...
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COVID-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit
Doctors and nurses adjust the oxygen mask of a COVID-19 patient inside the Intensive Care Unit of Heliopolis hospital, EgyptPhoto by Fadel Dawood/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIn March 2020, those...
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Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them
Rigiatu Kamara (R), 38, who has recovered from the Ebola virus disease poses with her husband Baibai Kamara (L), 40, in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on August 26, 2014. Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu...
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Tobacco control: South Africa must do more to help people quit smoking
Goodwill Shivambu smokes a cigarette at Nkowankowa Township during national lockdown on 27 April 2020 in Tzaneen, South Africa. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesEach year on 31 May, the...
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Family size: why some Nigerian men want more children
Men largely determine the fertility rate in Nigeria. These men are drumming for dancers at a festival.Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Fertility levels remain relatively high in Nigeria. The rate...
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Informal food markets: what it takes to make them safer
Vendors sell fruits and vegetables at an informal food market.Billy Miaron/ShutterstockAround the world, food systems and supply chains come in different shapes and sizes. And so too do food safety...
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