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Community initiative keeps Kenyan women breastfeeding exclusively for longer
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Reluctant to be vaccinated for COVID-19? Here are six myths you can put to rest
South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is picking up pace. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme, outlined by the Ministry of Health, had three phases,...
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What Kenya needs to do better as it braces for fourth wave of COVID-19
A health worker at Mbagathi hospital's vaccination centre in Nairobi. Photo by Simon Maina/AFP via Getty ImagesKenya is grappling with the COVID-19 Delta variant, which recently resulted in the western...
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Nigeria isn't ready to deal with rising COVID-19 cases
Nigeria must increase its testing capacity to deal with rising COVID-19 cases Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images With rising cases of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Nigeria,...
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COVID-19 herd immunity? It's not going to happen, so what next?
The best hope of beating the pandemic is to vaccinate as many people as soon as possible. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty ImagesAny notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much...
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Five ways Uganda's health teams provided HIV care in lockdown
COVID-19 lockdowns have increased the need for ARV delivery in communities. Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty ImagesUganda is currently in a partial country-wide lockdown. The “second wave” of coronavirus...
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How the private sector can support South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout
If South Africa continues vaccinating at current rates, it would take over two years to reach the targeted coverage of 67% of the population.Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesSouth African...
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What's missing in South Africa's strategy to get breastfeeding levels up
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/GettyImagesThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the International Code for the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. This was a landmark policy framework designed to stop...
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Why population immunity is not a realistic goal in Africa's bid to control...
COVID-19 vaccination in Africa is speeding up. Habimana Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesIn public health, an important goal of vaccination and immunisation is to reach population or herd...
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Fungus in Nigeria's industrial waste produces a promising antibiotic compound
Waste products from factories like this could hold the key to more novel antibiotic discoveries. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty ImagesAntibiotics are life-saving drugs produced primarily by microorganisms...
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How we used smartphones to test for malaria: lessons from Uganda
The spread of malaria can be controlled by community-based management. Jonathan CooperMalaria is one of the world’s leading causes of illness and death. Around 229 million people are infected each year...
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Nigerian health research needs more regular funding
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Life with vision loss: South Africans explain what they need from rehabilitation
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What women in Malawi told us about infertility and seeking help
In Malawi, childbearing remains an important and expected part of married adult life. Jeffrey Davis/GettyImagesIn Malawi, about 2% of childless women experience infertility – difficulty conceiving or...
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Three things you should know about mosquitoes
The Aedes mosquito can transmit several viruses including dengue, yellow fever and Zika. Joao Paulo Burini/GettyImagesFor thousands of years malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the...
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The impact of COVID-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons
International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThere’s been an increase in COVID-19 deaths across Africa...
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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health research is patchy in Africa
Three quarters of new HIV infections among 15-19 year-olds are in sub-Saharan Africa.Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesAdolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to early...
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WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them
Getty ImagesThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recently called on countries to stop any research that might lead to the birth of genetically edited human beings. The call was made with the release of...
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How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South Africans
Young people living in urban informal settlement are exposed to high levels of violence and poverty. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesOver the past 10 years there has been increasing...
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It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains
A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine.Simon Maina/AFP via Getty ImagesThe 25th of August marks the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve. Africa being free from...
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