Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity.
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At the turn of the century, the greatest threats were posed by infectious diseases today, the biggest threats are posed by lifestyle diseases.
The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2018.
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Many health professionals leave Africa because they don’t know how to handle the non-clinical systemic problems.
Women in Ghana.
There's heavy burden for women in Ghana who don't have children.
Can South Africa keep the lights on?
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pronouncements on the power utility Eskom, during the State of the Nation Address may lead to significant changes in country’s energy policy.
Liberia’s President George Weah has ruffled feathers by proposing changes to citizenship laws.
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Liberian President George Weah believes the current citizenship regulations in the country are unnecessarily “racist” and restrictive.
Over 80% of South Africans rely on state facilities like Chris Hani Baragwanath, the third largest hospital in the world.
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South Africa’s Competition Commission has delayed the release of the final report of an inquiry into the private healthcare again.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rise to power was not without challenges.
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Ethiopia has gone through a series of changes that’s put the country on firm democratic footing.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at the Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia in April 2018.
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The uprising in Sudan has weakened the authority of President Omar al-Bashir and political Islam in the country.
Maria Ramos, pictured here at the 2009 World Economic Forum early in her tenure at ABSA.
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Several locally listed companies still have no female board members while most who do diversify their boards tend to appoint only one female director at a time.
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Efforts to end female genital mutilation are mostly designed by global and national agencies and risk ignoring change agents like the youth who are against the practice.
Lusala a local wild yam in Zambia that supplements diets has seen a considerable rise in demand.
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Lusala, a wild yam that many in Zambia rely on for consumption and trade, is gradually taking longer to find due to deforestation.
Corruption is rife in the awarding of contracts for infrastructure projects, such as roads, in Nigeria.
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There is a huge amount of secrecy around the budgeting process at every level of the Nigerian government.
Global evidence suggests that alcohol advertisements increase adolescents’ favourable attitudes towards drinking.
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Easy access to alcohol and exposure to alcohol advertisements affect social and health outcomes.
Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup.
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Gene sequences can be manipulated to prevent certain diseases and improve public health.
Vertical farms.
Vertical farms have the potential to feed many on the African continent.
When the wheels of partnership turn smoothly, Africa can benefit enormously.
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It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
South Africa’s President Cyril Rampahosa, right, must get tough on his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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South Africa needs to make life as uncomfortable as possible for members of Zimbabwe’s government.
People living in run-down, inner city apartments, like these in Cairo, are at risk of heat-stress health problems.
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The number of people dying due to climate-led changes in the environment are increasing and the poorest populations remain the hardest hit.
Banking water ensures a steadier, reliable supply in future.
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Banking water minimises the impact of evaporation and means that water can also be recycled from various sources.
A hawker sells clocks on a roadside in Nigeria’s oil rich Bayelsa state.
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Most of the things Nigerians complained about in 2015 are still unresolved – unemployment, poverty and economic disempowerment.