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Water quality in South Africa: reports show what needs to be fixed, and at...
Michele Spatari /AFP via Getty ImagesThe citizens of Hammanskraal, a small town north of South Africa’s capital, Tshwane, have been dealing with the deaths of 23 residents from cholera since 23 May...
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Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: a sign of low...
Caregivers are conflicted about vaccinating their children. ShutterstockThe concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has...
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Nigerian health workers and absenteeism: study shows how personal and...
Goallord-Creativity/Shutterstock Absenteeism of health workers contributes to poor quality of care. A study in Uganda, for example, showed that it reduced the likelihood of people using primary health...
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Kenya's population: 5 key findings in the past 20 years of research
Gerald Anderson/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesLike many countries on the African continent, Kenya’s population is growing – fast. The country’s population was 8.1 million in 1963; today it stands at...
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Human organs for transplant: 5 steps Africa must take to improve the supply...
Lack of a proper storage and transport medium is a challenge to organ donation in Africa. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesMedical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these...
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Five questions for African countries that want to build climate-resilient...
South Sudan has been beset by floods for the past four years. Its health system, like those in other African countries, will have to adapt to climate change.SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty ImagesEvery day...
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Children’s movement affects health and development but research is lacking in...
ShutterstockChildren’s health and development depend on how much time they spend doing physical activity, being sedentary and sleeping.Research on movement behaviours in children is essential. It helps...
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Baby deaths in Tanzania: being born in a city no longer increases their...
A newborn baby holds a father's finger.Getty ImagesFive million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability....
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Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water
A member of the Syria Immunization Team holding cholera vaccinations. Anas Alkharboutli/picture alliance via Getty ImagesSouth Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was...
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Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind...
A Sudanese man who testified to selling a kidney to traffickers in 2017. Oliver Weiken/picture alliance via Getty ImagesEvery now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international,...
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Every 2 seconds in the world a baby is born prematurely – report identifies...
A premature infant receives care at Koidu Government Hospital in Kono, Sierra Leone. Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesGlobally, about one baby in 10 is born too soon – that’s around one...
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South Africa’s National Health Insurance bill has noble aims but leaves too...
ShutterstockSouth Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has passed the first hurdle towards becoming law, getting the country closer to its vision of achieving universal access to...
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Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases...
Diego Cervo/ShutterstockAs the world population has grown older, Alzheimer’s disease has become increasingly common. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia. Dementia is a term used...
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Fungal infections in the brain aren't just the stuff of movies – Africa...
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. This fungus can cause a number of disorders in people with compromised immune function or other lung diseases.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/GettyImagesIn the 2023...
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Africa's groundbreaking women's rights treaty turns 20 - the hits and misses...
There's been improvements in sexual and reproductive health outcomes.Lucian Coman/Shutterstock2023 marks two decades since the adoption of the Maputo Protocol. The Protocol to the African Charter on...
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Malnutrition in South Africa: how one community wants resources to be spent
Proposed solutions to malnutrition included providing school breakfast. Richard van der Spuy/ShutterstockSouth Africa has persistently high rates of hunger and malnutrition among mothers and children....
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Male fertility crisis - what environmental contaminants have got to do with it
There are multiple causes of male infertility.Jacob Lund/ShutterstockThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many...
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Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on...
Unhealthy diets are a major risk factor for diseases like cancers, diabetes.Sheila Fitzgerald/ShutterstockSouth Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for...
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Food safety policy neglects informal markets in developing countries - 3 ways...
The informal sector poses great challenges for food safety. Steven JaffeeThe food industry in many low- and middle-income countries is dominated by the informal sector. Numerous micro and small...
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You’ve lost someone you love: 4 signs you may need to seek grief counselling
Talking helps you access your internal resources.Getty ImagesGrief is a natural response to losing something you felt a bond with. This loss ranges from death to the end of a relationship. It could...
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