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Young women in Soweto say healthy living is hard. Here's why
Women in Soweto said going out in exercise clothes made them vulnerable to harassment and assault.dotshock/ShutterstockData from South Africa has shown that over two thirds of young women are...
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Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers
Most food systems in Africa are informal and unregulated Alex Berger/ShutterstockListeria in processed meat products from South Africa, E. Coli in romaine lettuce in the US, Salmonella in eggs across...
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Attitudes to gender and sexual diversity: changing global trends
ShutterstockChanges in geopolitical forces are sweeping rapidly across the world, affecting the lives of many, for better and for worse. In much the same way, attitudes towards gender and sexual...
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Adherence is delaying HIV elimination targets. What’s needed to break the cycle
South Africa has the world's highest AIDS burden. ShutterstockAs 2020 draws closer, the deadline to end AIDS by 2030 looms large. The aim is to achieve the ambitious targets of “90-90-90”. That is, 90%...
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How an ancient fireside gathering could tackle HIV stigma in Uganda
Dutourdumonde Photography/ShutterstockFor 25 years, northern Uganda was devastated by civil war. During this time the area’s residents, many of whom belong to the Acholi people, were forced from their...
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The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention
ShutterstockThere are an estimated 5000 new HIV transmissions every day. Around 70% of the 37 million people living with HIV globally are in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the 1.8 million new HIV transmissions...
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How Africa's porous borders make it difficult to contain Ebola
Health workers from Bwera hospital prepare to transport the body of a fifty-year-old woman who died of Ebola to the burial site in Bwera, Uganda. MELANIE ATUREEBE/EPAMore than 2000 cases of Ebola have...
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Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases
There's a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. ShutterstockNon-communicable diseases are the current leading cause of death worldwide. And the burden is...
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Why it's hard to stop Ebola spreading -- between people and across borders
An Ebola treatment centre in North Kivu where the outbreak's epicentre is.Flickr/MONUSCO PhotosEbola has claimed around 1400 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo while there are reports that two...
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South Africa should learn from Brazil about how to tackle 'hidden hunger'
Belo Horizonte's traditional food market. ShutterstockSouth Africa faces a double burden of hunger and malnutrition, on the one hand, and obesity with associated non-communicable diseases (NCDs), on...
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Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high
Border screening at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International AirportEPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGUThe second largest Ebola virus disease outbreak on record is currently raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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How preschools can do more to support children living with HIV
Some parents hide their children's HIV status. ShutterstockThanks to antiretroviral therapy, children living with HIV are likely to live much longer than they would without treatment. They will go to...
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Why Nigeria's doctors are leaving, and how the problem can be fixed
Doctors preparing to perform an operation.ShutterstockBrain drain is a major challenge facing the Nigerian health system, leading to a dramatic reduction in the number of doctors in the country....
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Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC
A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak.AHMED JALLANZO/EPAThere seems to be no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak that has swept through the Democratic...
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Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa
Countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks if public health data is shared more freely.ShutterstockGlobal collaboration and sharing data on public health emergencies is...
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How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine.EPA-EFEForty-five years ago, the World Health Organisation launched the Expanded Programme on Immunisation. It covered six diseases – measles,...
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Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill
Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly.CDC/ Frank Collins Leishmaniasis ranks on the World Health Organisation’s list of neglected tropical diseases, along with the...
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Can free schools in South Africa reduce HIV risk?
Young girls play netball in an open field near King Williams Town.EPA/Kim LudbrookSouth Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world. An estimated 7.2 million people are living with HIV and 4.4...
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HIV in Kenya: high risk groups aren't getting the attention they need
Women walk past a mural painted to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.EPA/Dai KurokawaEfforts to manage the HIV epidemic in much of sub-Saharan Africa need to specifically...
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Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet
Health officer on the front-line in the DRCFlickrThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of...
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