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Predicting epidemics isn't easy. We've created a global dataset to help
Countries around the world were not prepared to respond to COVID-19.Andrew Wasike Shimanyula/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe world has recently seen a number of high-profile cross-border disease...
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Rahima Moosa: South Africa's only mother and child hospital is falling apart...
Papi Morake/ Gallo Images via Getty ImagesSouth Africa’s health ombudsman recently published the findings of an investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. The investigation followed...
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What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it
In healthcare facilities prevention of the sepsis include practising appropriate infection prevention and control measures.GettyImages South African television personality, Derek Watts, recently shared...
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Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa
A factory producing insecticidal bed nets in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty ImagesSub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the...
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Nigeria has Africa's highest malaria death rate - progress is being made, but...
Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria.Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty ImagesMalaria is a major public health problem and can be...
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Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill wants to 'rehabilitate' LGBTIQ+ people –...
Sukhomoy Sen/Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesMental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration...
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Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient...
Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesPopular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professions have also long researched and...
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Power cuts and food safety: how to avoid illness during loadshedding
Keep as little food as possible in your fridge and freezer.ShutterstockSouth Africa has been grappling with power cuts for 15 years, which have worsened in recent years. The persistent power outages...
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Mental health: almost half of Johannesburg students in new study screened...
Wesley Lazarus/Shutterstock Depression is a mental health disorder characterised by a persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities. It causes significant impairment in daily life. Possible...
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How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000...
Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains. Getty ImagesUnsafe foods, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired...
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Teen mothers and depression: lack of support from partners and violence are...
Ann Rodchua/ShutterstockUp to one in four African girls have their first child before the age of 18. Becoming a mother at such a young age can lead to mental health problems like depression. Research...
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Building a nutrition programme? Understanding how people behave is key
Riccardo Mayer/ShutterstockUndernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women...
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Cholera in South Africa: a symptom of two decades of continued sewage...
Preventing cholera is more than just making sure your hygiene practices are in order.Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents...
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Wastewater is a valuable source of information - Africa's scientists need to...
Sub-Saharan African countries don't have enough wastewater treatment plants. John Wessels/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of...
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Drink up, it’s closing time: South African study calculates that limiting...
Cristi Lucaci/ShutterstockSouth Africans are among the heaviest drinkers in the world. The country has the highest per capita rate of alcohol consumption in Africa. Excessive drinking is especially...
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Tobacco use is costly, but so is quitting. Surveys of 8 African countries...
Media Lens King/Getty ImagesTobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also...
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Your snacks may be delicious, but are they safe?
Roasted meat on sticks popularly known as 'Suya' is a common delicacy in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty ImagesFood safety is a concern for Nigerians after increasing reports of food-borne...
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Hepatitis B is a life-threatening liver infection – our machine learning tool...
Getty ImagesMore than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don’t know they are infected, so...
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Should I get the flu vaccine? South African experts say yes - here's why
Shutterstock The winter months are synonymous with the flu in South Africa. Similar to other countries in the southern hemisphere, South Africa has an annual influenza season stretching from April to...
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HIV care for migrant women in South Africa: the gaps and 5 steps towards...
South Africa's healthcare system has gaps in providing HIV treatment to highly mobile women. ShutterstockAround 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population....
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