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We used smartphones to screen young children for vision and hearing loss
A community health worker screening a child's hearing in Cape Town.Ora BuerkliHealthy hearing and vision in early childhood are the foundation for success at school. Hearing and vision difficulties are...
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Women using heroin in Kenya: why it's important to intervene early in life
Syringe and cooked heroinTM_SALE/ShutterstockHeroin is the main drug taken by injection in Kenya. Mostly found and used in Kenya’s big cities – Mombasa and Nairobi – it’s hard to know just how...
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South African study shows how unhealthy ageing takes its toll on health and...
The relationship between income and health underlines the need for strong government policies to break the cycle.ShutterstockPopulation ageing is often associated with health-related challenges. But...
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Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives
ShutterstockIn 1992 a decision was taken to establish a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in a remote rural area in South Africa. The idea was to try and anticipate the kinds of health...
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Taking the long view on health: tracking the impact of ageing in rural South...
Ageing increases the risk of non-communicable diseases.ShutterstockPopulation ageing is a growing challenge worldwide, and African is no exception. The World Health Organisation estimates that the...
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What affects people’s brain function as they grow older? We sought answers in...
ShutterstockThe world’s population is aging and for the first time ever there are more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 5. This global trend is reflected in many sub-Saharan African...
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Who takes care of the elderly? Findings from rural South Africa
Conventionally, women are expected to be the main providers of care.ShutterstockSouth Africa is ageing rapidly, sparking increasing interest both in what care is needed for older adults and on how it’s...
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Valuable lessons from Nigeria’s marathon effort to eradicate polio
Innovative efforts have been put in place to reach populations in partially and totally inaccessible parts of Borno state.Wikimedia CommonsThe theme for World Health Day in 1995 was “Target 2000 — A...
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Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak
UNICEF carers at a creche for children whose parents are being treated for Ebola. Building health infrastructure is crucial to stopping the next outbreak.Epa/ Hugh Kinsella CunninghamThe ongoing Ebola...
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South Africa still has a long way to go on the right to food
For most of human history, people had access to food either by producing it themselves, or through tradeShutterstockFifty-four percent of South Africans are hungry or at risk of hunger. Hunger affects...
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Health professionals and cadavers: the quest for an ethical approach
Cadaver-based teaching prepares students intellectually and emotionally to deal with the challenges they will face in their health sciences careers.Dr Tobias Houlton The study of anatomy has been the...
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How a lack of competition in South Africa's private health sector hurts...
Netcare is one of three hospital groups found to dominated the facilities market.ShutterstockAn extensive inquiry into South Africa’s health market was recently concluded – the first ever process in...
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How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story
Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy.ShutterstockIn a recently published study on the political activities of the soft drinks industry in the lead up to South Africa introducing a...
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We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain
TB is still a leading cause of death around the world.Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFEImportant gains have been made in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). Each year, fewer people are being diagnosed with...
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Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls
Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use.ShutterstockIn Africa today women still die needlessly during childbirth. They...
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What's driving Africa's population growth. And what can change it
A mother walking her child home from school in Uganda. ShutterstockPopulation growth rates continue to pose lingering challenges to development efforts on the continent. The population of Africa is...
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Collaboration pushes frontiers of anti-malaria drug regimes
Africa is home to 92% of malaria cases and 93% of malaria deaths. ShutterstockMore than 200 million people around the world suffered from malaria in 2017. Over 400,000 died. The vast majority – around...
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The world needs 'antibiotic guardians' to safeguard their future use
ShutterstockAntibiotics have been a miracle of modern medicine. From a chance finding in 1928 to the modern day, millions of people have benefited from these life-saving medicines.This week, the world...
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Lack of equity and diversity still plague global health research
There is growing awareness of the negative impact of 'parachute research'.ShutterstockThe field of global health has evolved from colonial and military medicine, tropical medicine and international...
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Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement
ShutterstockMaternal and neonatal mortality has remained high in low-resource settings despite progress in recent years. The estimated maternal mortality ratio in Kenya is 342 per 100,000 live births,...
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