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Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday. But African countries...
There's been substantial progress in reducing child deaths. ShutterstockThe world has experienced a 59% decline in the deaths of children younger than five years since 1990. New mortality estimates...
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Half the world's people could be at greater risk of malaria if control...
Indoor residual spraying is one of the main components of malaria control. Cristina Aldehuela/AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on international malaria...
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The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa
Medicines, insecticides and nets may deliver short-term anti-malaria goals. ShutterstockReports of sporadic resistance to modern malaria drugs have begun appearing in recent years, and are now...
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Omicron: evidence shows it evades immunity from earlier infection more than...
South Africa is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty ImagesScientists are working around the clock to get a better understanding of the Omicron variant. Around the world...
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South Africa: early data suggest Omicron is more transmissible but less severe
South Africa is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases. EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty ImagesGauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but home to a quarter of the country’s population. It...
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Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at...
Maternal mortality is still major concern in sub-Saharan Africa. GettyImagesSevere bleeding after childbirth – postpartum haemorrhage – is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in...
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Loss and grief in the COVID pandemic: more than counting losses and moving on
Children, close relatives, friends at the funeral service of Johannesburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo in July 14, 2021.Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty imagesOver the past two years, the world’s news...
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Hepatitis B in Nigeria: fresh data to inform prevention and care
ShutterstockHepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with this virus, which resulted in an estimated 820,000 preventable...
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What South Africa's COVID alcohol restrictions point to for future policy
COVID-19 has seen multiple restrictions on alcohol in South Africa. Gulshan Khan/AFP via Getty ImagesAlcohol consumption is associated with various public health problems. These include high rates of...
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South Africa has changed tack on tackling COVID: why it makes sense
Holidaymakers relax on the South Beach during New Year festivities in Durban after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions.Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty ImagesIn the final days of 2021 the...
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A deep data dive reveals extent of unequal water provision in Nairobi
Women line up to collect water in their buckets in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty ImagesMany African cities struggle to supply safe, potable water...
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Maternal and child healthcare isn't reaching everyone in urban sub-Saharan...
People in poorer urban areas aren't receiving the necessary healthcare. ShutterstockThe world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health...
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Mental health patients in Ghana share their stories about stigma and suffering
Mental health is still a taboo topic for most Ghanaian familiesWikimedia CommonsDespite global advances in disability rights, stigma towards individuals diagnosed with mental illness is common across...
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How COVID gave African countries the opportunity to improve public health
The pandemic has engaged ordinary citizens in a way that can only be positive for the future of healthcare. Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has tested Africa’s public...
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Three pillars to strengthening health systems in African countries
Africa has a growing promising cadre of smart and skilled health experts.ShutterstockAfrica needs, and is ready for, nothing short of a new public health order, with systems better able to prepare for...
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What makes young people accept help to stay well: a review of interventions...
Young people must be included from the early stages of interventions.ShutterstockAnyone who has ever tried to convince an adolescent to behave a certain way is likely to be familiar with resistance....
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WHO head Tedros faces a challenge all humanitarians know well
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesIn 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its...
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Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity: here's how to save 60 million lives
People in the world's poorest countries have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer.Jonathan Torgovnik for The Hewlett Foundation/Reportage by Getty ImagesThe World Health...
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Model of new TB vaccine shows its potential impact and value in South Africa...
The world needs game-changing tools to prevent more TB cases and deaths.NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo years of battling COVID-19 has been bad news for tuberculosis (TB) programmes. Respiratory...
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Health, happiness and income inequity: fresh insights from an African...
Kigali, Rwanda: In Rwanda there are various positions and groups that are responsible for aspects of governance and decision-making.ShutterstockProblems with some forms of inequity are easier to...
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