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How US policy on abortion affects women in Africa
A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder/Getty ImagesPolicies and decisions made in the United States echo around the...
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US abortion law decision brings attention to rights of women in Africa
Access to safe abortion is recognised as a human right. Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA leaked draft of a majority opinion of the US Supreme Court has revealed the court’s leaning towards...
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Antibiotic use in Uganda is high: action is needed
ShutterstockEven before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many...
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Using cellphones to deliver health services to teens: a sub-Saharan Africa...
Mobile health interventions offer convenience, confidentiality, and privacy.Yaw Niel/ShutterstockAdolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies. Almost half (46%) of...
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Making COVID vaccines in Africa: advances and sustainability issues
GettyImagesThe history of vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa dates back to 1881, when Egypt’s Vacsera company was established. Before the COVID pandemic was declared, there were eight African...
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Community dialogue can show the way to meeting water needs: a South African case
Access to clean water is essential in preventing a number of infections. Riccardo Mayer/shutterstock About 842,000 people die every year from diarrhoea in rural communities because they lack safe water...
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How South Africa is integrating COVID into routine care for mothers and babies
Policies to stop the spread of COVID disadvantaged mothers and newborns. ShutterstockCOVID-19 has had a direct impact on maternal mortality. Pregnant women are not at an increased risk of becoming...
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South Africa has entered a new phase of the COVID pandemic: what that means
Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesConfirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been increasing in South Africa in recent weeks. This has been largely driven by two offspring – known as the BA.4 and...
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Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger
Indcued abortion is common among Nigerian women. Shutterstock The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20 weeks, which is now regarded as the age of viability of...
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COVID in South Africa: what to expect in the short and long term
Photo by Veronique Durruty/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesIn light of the approaching winter months combined with the recent lifting of the national disaster act, South Africans have anxiously been...
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How a desire to help led me to track COVID numbers and make sense of them...
ShutterstockAs COVID took hold in South Africa, daily case numbers grew. But the numbers people were seeing online or on news channels did not tell the full story of the pandemic. Ridhwaan Suliman...
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We tested plants used for contraception in South Africa. Here's what we found
shutterstockIn sub-Saharan Africa, 91 per 1,000 pregnancies are unwanted. This is around three times the rates of unintended pregnancies recorded in Europe and North America. There are many reasons for...
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Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria. But surveillance isn't what it should be
Pox virus illustration. ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GettyImagesThere has been an outbreak of monkeypox cases in a number of countries that are not endemic for the virus. Monkeypox is caused by...
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African countries need tighter controls to curb growing tobacco use
Smoking presents a sizeable economic burden including the cost of treating tobacco-related diseases. FADEL SENNA/AFP via GettyImagesAverage global smoking rates have fallen over the past 12 years with...
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South Africa's hunger problem is turning into a major health crisis
Food parcels are handed to residents at a food distribution organised by the grassroots charity Hunger Has No Religion, in Westbury, Johannesburg.MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty ImagesOne in ten South...
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Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren't interested in having...
COVID vaccines may lose effectiveness against Omicron, but one more dose could remedy this.RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africa is currently facing a new wave of infections related to the much...
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People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn't educate healthcare...
In Kenya, rabies is endemic across the country and has been estimated to cause 2,000 deaths annually.Author providedRabies – a viral disease spread through an animal bite – has had an effective vaccine...
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HIV control approaches may not work for TB: lessons from South Africa and Zambia
Chest x-rays are more sensitive for screening for TB.PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty ImagesTuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell...
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Nigeria must improve health services for mothers and babies: here's what can...
One of the first babies born in the year 2020 on 1 January 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNigeria is one of the largest contributors to maternal and newborn...
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Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons...
The mental health of mothers has important implications for children and families.Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty ImagesWomen in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental...
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