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Why living in a poor country means you have bad food choices
It's not that people in poorer countries want to eat unhealthily - but cost is a huge factor.Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock.com/Editorial use onlyPoor diets are the number one risk factor in the...
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Remembering David Sanders: a humble, visionary public health activist
David Sanders was an inspiring teacher for many students.University of the Western CapeThe sudden death of public health scholar Professor David Sanders has left people across the globe shocked and...
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Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health
Congolese National Army solider escorts health workers to the grave of an Ebola victim, in Beni, North Kivu provinceEPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAMThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised...
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What works to stop gender-based violence and what doesn't
Efforts to stop gender-based violence must include men and women. Jenny Berg/Frontline AIDSGlobally, one in three adolescent girls and young women experience physical, psychological or sexual intimate...
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Rebuilding health systems from the bottom up: a South African case study
A community care worker providing treatment to a TB patient at her home. Wikkicommons/Stherere23The recent publication of the National Health Insurance Bill in South Africa has provoked vigorous...
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Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor
Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxisBoris Golovnev/ShutterstockThere’s a rise of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries which is linked to changes in...
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Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks
A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host.James Gathany/CDC Ethiopia’s second largest city, Dire Dawa, is dealing with a chikungunya fever outbreak. Around 20,000 cases of the...
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Midlevel workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support
Rural healthcare services are best supported by midlevel workers.ShutterstockMidlevel health workers can play an important role in addressing shortages of health professionals and improving access to...
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Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here's why
ShutterstockMany people in Africa are food insecure, vulnerable to shifts in climate and do not have access to electricity. There’s also a problem with accessing reliable, clean water, particularly in...
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Ghana's health system isn't quite ready for climate change realities
Training is necessary to equip health workers to deal with climate change risks.EPAClimate change has been labelled as the greatest public health risk of the 21st century. Health risks from climate...
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Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa
Drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.ShutterstockAlcohol consumption is socially acceptable for individuals of legal drinking age. However, drinking...
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A stomach bacteria threatens Nairobi's residents. What can be done to stop it
3D illustration of Helicobacter Pylori in the stomach.Tatiana Shepeleva/ShutterstockThe spread of Helicobacter Pylori (H.pylori) has been flagged as a public health concern in Nairobi due to poor urban...
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Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we're trying to understand what role...
A health worker spreading disinfectant at a health checkpoint in Goma, DRC.Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFEThe current Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second...
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Ebola one year on: the wins, the setbacks, and the way forward
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFEThe last five years have witnessed the two biggest outbreaks of Ebola, first in West Africa and currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is no...
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Lessons from Rwanda on how trust can help repair a broken health system
Niyazz/ShutterstockSeven countries around the world – three of them in Africa – have made faster than expected progress over the past 15 years in reducing deaths among children younger than five. These...
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Antibiotic resistance: why tests are key to arresting the trend
The lack diagnostic laboratory systems exacerbates antibiotic resistance in Africa.ShutterstockInfections are a leading cause of death worldwide. But widespread resistance to almost all available...
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Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives
Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester.ShutterstockNot having access to affordable pregnancy tests profoundly affects women’s lives. Without access to these...
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Food habits of kids in Accra show how unhealthy diets take root
Diet patterns have changed in urban areasSara StevanoWhat we eat is changing on a global scale. Changes in the types of food that are available and affordable, where we buy food and how we prepare it...
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Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC
Many families in the DRC can't routinely access preventive services.ShutterstockAn outbreak of measles that began in early 2019 in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has...
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We did the sums on South Africa's mental health spend. They're not pretty
ShutterstockSouth Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National Mental Health...
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