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It was the biases of its ‘first world’ which prevented South Africa from mobilising the energies and talents of most of its people against COVID-19.
Early data show that Omicron is dominating new COVID-19 cases in Gauteng province.
At this stage, we cannot say anything about the severity of cases with Omicron - either in primary or reinfections.
Citizens must always be vigilant that the exceptional powers do not become permanent and that the powers are not used to achieve other objectives.
Treatments for uncomplicated malaria remain mostly robust. But the arsenal against severe malaria and deaths is rapidly weakening. New options are urgently required.
Researchers share their insights on seismic surveys in South Africa.
Like the coronavirus causing the current pandemic, both the malaria parasite and mosquito vector are developing ways to avoid control.
A child born in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia is 10 times more likely to die in the first month of life than a child born in a rich country.
Efforts to improve vaccine uptake must be tailored to the needs and concerns of the individuals and families who make up society.
The key requirement of any mandate should be that a vaccination certificate be produced for access to high-risk spaces where harm to others could occur.
The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
Climatologists study data over a long time to understand weather patterns and what causes them. Biometeorologists explore the impact that the weather and climate have on people, plants and animals.
Stigmatiser les victimes de viol est lourd de conséquences. Il les réduit au silence, protège les violeurs, les décourage à se faire consulter et à réclamer justice.
With such a sharp increase in global prevalence, it’s clear that diabetes is spiralling out of control. It can no longer be ignored.
Removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria is long overdue, but replacing it with a transport grant is not the best approach.
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The global community must understand the importance of soil in order to protect it.
Mandates should be considered only when all geographical, financial and cultural access issues have been addressed. They should be a last resort.
To take full advantage of digital technologies South Africa needs a coherent digital industrial policy.
Every small change to promote healthy levels of screen time is a step in the right direction for the health, wellbeing and development of children.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
