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Missteps stand in the way of criminal liability in South African mental...
The 144 mental health care users were failed from the get go.Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images/Getty ImagesBetween March and September 2016, nearly 2000 mental health care users were discharged from a...
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Older adults hesitate to talk about their sexual health – here's why it's a...
kupicoo/GettyImagesGlobally, older people’s voices and experiences tend to be left out of discussions on sexual health and well-being. Their sexual health needs are stereotyped as insignificant beyond...
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Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against...
Paul Starosta/GettyImagesIt has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives...
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Why it's hard to end elephantiasis, a debilitating disease spread by mosquitoes
The swelling affects people’s lives in a multitude of ways.Maggie Steber for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesLymphatic filariasis is one of the world’s leading causes of permanent and long-term...
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The first human case of Marburg virus in West Africa is no surprise: here's why
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South African health experts have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2:...
Shutterstock As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A lineage represents a genetically distinct virus population with a...
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Hardly any South Africans are organ donors. What can be done to change this
The government must prioritise organ donation.Ridofranz/GettyimagesTissue donation is an essential component in the work that surgeons and healthcare professionals do to improve the quality of life of...
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Messenger RNA: how it works in nature and in making vaccines
mRNA technologies for vaccine production is gaining more prominence Lulama Zenzile/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesVaccines have long been an integral part of public health programmes around...
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Many East Africans miss out on disease diagnosis. What must be done about it
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Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria? Why it's illegal, and a bad idea
Emmanuel Osodi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesTwo states in Nigeria – Edo and Ondo– recently announced compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for adults. Even after a court restrained...
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COVID-19: It's time to look at the finer details of South Africa's pandemic...
SARS-CoV-2 variants have also played an integral part in driving the course of the pandemic.ShutterstockAlmost 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of new case numbers is an integral part...
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Worms can affect vaccine efficacy: lessons for COVID-19?
Schistosoma under the microscope.. Getty ImagesOver a year since the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, fast advances in vaccine development have given the world a fighting chance against the...
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A broken healthcare system has hampered Somalia's efforts to cope with COVID-19
An image of Bakara market in Mogadishu in 2018.Visit Mogadishu A recent report by the global advocacy organisation Amnesty International painted a dire picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in...
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Marburg in Guinea: the value of lessons from managing other haemorrhagic...
A photo taken in August 2015 of disinfected gloves and boots at an Ebola treatment centre in Conakry, Guinea. Lessons are being drawn to manage the Marburg virus.Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty ImagesAs...
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How big companies are targeting middle income countries to boost...
Xu Chang/Xinhua via GettyImagesUltra-processed foods might not be a familiar term to many people. But it is an emerging, and increasingly dominant type of food in the world. They are foods typically...
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New test to diagnose vaginal inflammation could help reduce risk of HIV...
Migal VanasIn healthcare systems where resources are limited, it’s common for some conditions to be overlooked or misdiagnosed. This is especially true if the patient doesn’t have obvious symptoms, and...
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Breastfeeding trends show most developing countries may miss global nutrition...
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months makes more difference to a baby's health and survival than any other intervention.GettyImagesExclusive breastfeeding, the practice of giving only breast...
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Unpacking South Africa's excess deaths. What is known and where the gaps are
A pop-up site in Johannesburg aimed at encouraging mini-bus taxi operators and commuters to vaccinate on site. Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesIn the 2000s experts from the University of Cape...
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What Nigerians told us about their mental health under COVID-19 lockdown
The International Airport Road Lagos, Nigeria deserted during COVID-19 lockdownAdekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn Nigeria, mental illness is highly stigmatised and mental healthcare is not...
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Progress against a neglected tropical disease in east Africa is under threat
A nurse at Amudat Hospital in Northern Uganda, checks on a child being treated for kala-azar. The disease mostly affects children and young adults.Lameck OdodoEleven years ago, in the rugged hills of...
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