Helen Ayles, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
We expected to find that screening everybody for TB would identify individuals not yet diagnosed, and treating them quickly would reduce the prevalence of TB in the community.
Interest rate hike may not directly impact the average Nigerian.
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Lifting awards at film festivals is just the start of the journey for documentaries like The Last Shelter (Mali), No U-Turn (Nigeria) and No Simple Way Home (South Sudan).
Wetlands in Accra have become popular targets for developers.
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Just as Christians in the 1800s were persecuted for embracing foreign teachings, today the regime in power vilifies civil society and opposition political parties as foreign agents.
In Kenya, rabies is endemic across the country and has been estimated to cause 2,000 deaths annually.
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Kenya should improve access to life saving vaccines, and train healthcare workers on patient management and best practices.
Heavy rains in April 2022 killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Durban, South Africa.
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Understanding the depth of vaccine hesitancy, and the drivers behind the lack of take-up is critical to preventing further deaths, infections, and continuing harm to the economy.
Match-winner Zouheir El Moutaraji of Wydad celebrates a goal in Casablanca.
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Monitoring and enforcing competition rules is essential to level the playing field for fairer food markets.
Food parcels are handed to residents at a food distribution organised by the grassroots charity Hunger Has No Religion, in Westbury, Johannesburg.
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Problems caused by malnutrition - such as obesity - are on the rise in South Africa, with serious health consequences.
At least 57 of the government’s affordable housing units completed so far have been allocated to the KDF soldiers.
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As Zimbabwe heads for 2023 presidential elections, there are key things voters should watch out for in the social protection promises made by candidates.
A pop-up memorial in The Hague for those lives lost crossing into Europe.
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He used his powerful research to promote social change for justice in South Africa.
Newly elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud waves after he was sworn-in, in the capital Mogadishu, on May 15, 2022.
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